Newsworthy friends

[dougo]

Some friends of mine were on the news on Monday night, in a Special Report about polyamory in Massachusetts. The WHDH website has a transcript and video. The promos for the report were somewhat sensational—they're not just in Utah, but here in our own state!—but the report itself was reasonably neutral, if a bit too short to really explore the issues.

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[anyeone.livejournal.com]

At least the report was mostly neutral. I've been a proponent of legalizing polygamy for awhile now (although I've never been in a polyamorous relationship myself) because I think it is very hard sometimes for two people to meet all of each others needs (and no, I don't mean just physically) not to mention how expensive it is to raise families these days. Financially speaking and from a resource perspective it makes sense to have three parents rather than two.

However, I think the subject needs a lot more exposure and non-judgmental reflection before the public would go past the knee-jerk "polygamy is evil" reaction that most people have. Kudos to your friends to be willing to weather the stigma to do what is right for them.