ext_176451 ([identity profile] chargirlgenius.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] chargirlgenius 2008-11-07 03:25 am (UTC)

First of all, that's generally used as a slippery slope argument, and it is an incorrect assumption that allowing same-sex marriage automatically leads to that.

Secondly, same-sex marriage doesn't actually change anything. Legalizing a poly relationship as a marriage does, and the poly people that I know, that I've heard express an opinion on this topic, know this and understand this. I've never heard anybody seriously ask this as a right. (Maybe it's happened - is there clamoring for poly marriages in the countries that have already legalized same-sex marriage?)

For one, it changes dependencies, insurance, etc. I could go on, but I think you get the gist.

Secondly, one of the main reasons to allow a same sex couple to marry is to give the life partner the right to make next of kin decisions. In a poly situation, you have multiple spouses, and that designation is less easy to pin down. Every poly person that I know has slightly different rules, and they are thoughtful enough to KNOW that their rules are their rules. It would be nigh impossible to codify them into law.

I have enough poly readers who could probably correct me on any of these points, if I'm incorrect or misinformed.

Point being, a couple legalizing their same sex relationship in a marriage has no real impact on anybody else's marriage. Trying to legalize poly would be difficult, and nigh impossible to define.

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