My boss, my roomie, and I all sat down and had a talk one day about what it was like to be part of the LGBTQ community. My boss is gay, and came out in a small town back in the 80's. He was telling us how things have changed, and how for me and my roomie (she's a lesbian, and I'm bi). He mentioned that, although there is still issues surrounding queer predgidus, he things the real focus should be Trans rights. There was more to the conversation, but this one got me thinking.

Now I'm not saying I disagree. I very much agree with his statemnets, but it got me thinking of what other social issues were out there, and which ones specifically related to me.

I am a 20 year old, bisexual, polyamorous woman. And that's what I'm opening up for discussion.

What is polyamory:
polyamory |ˌpälēˈamərē|
noun
the philosophy or state of being in love or romantically involved with more than one person at the same time.

How do you know you're polyamorous:
I think it's the same way you know you're gay. You just know, or realize that monogamous relationships just... don't fit right.

Are humans naturally polyamorous:
I don't think so. I know my parents are very much monogamous, and in a beautifully healthy relationship. I personally think there is three states of being in this regard: monogamous, serial monogamous, and polyamorous. Theoretically serial monogamy could be a form of polyamory that the individual hasn't accepted, but I don't have an answer on that one.

Should polyamory be acceptable and/or legal:
I think so, but I'm biased. There is huge contraversy here, one example being a cult in BC, Canada, where women were forced to live with one man, in an almost constant state of pregnacny, and compleatly cut off from society. (Sorry if my facts are wrong, I didn't know about it until after, and am too lazy to do much research in it tonight). That being said, that isn't waht polyamory (or any type of 'poly' relationships) are suppose to be imo. A side quetion of this is is there a way for polyamory to be legal without infringing on human rights?

Why do I feel like it's the next cause of sexuality activism:
I know in my own experience, I have been shuned, shut down, 'punished', and verbaly harassed for being honest about my polyamory. I have to be really careful at watching people's reactions, because it makes them feel like they can easily get into my pants, or I am the perfect person for a threesome. People don't understand what I'm talking about a lot of the time, and take it as a come on, and I have gotten in a lot of trouble for it. It's also really hard to find partners who are okay with it, even if they say they are. Basically, it can be brutal being poly, and you can face a lot of social alienation.

So, I want to know your opinions, either on these questions, if you think polyamory exists (which is an acceptable view point and I will not get mad at you for it), your experiences with poly (good or bad), if you are (as I feel kinda lonely knowing only 1 other person who is!) and what type (sexual, as my ex was, or romantic. There's a big difference), what you think poly is (a philosophy, a social structure, a sexuality, a practice (religious or otherwise), ext.).

Also, for any who are interested, my boyfriend sent me this site: www (dot) polyadcocasy (dot) ca (I don't have enough posts to post it properly, sorry... :/ I'm new round this here parts.)
This site is for Canadian poly advocacy, and may not apply to you, however I am sure there is others like it for other countries.