Oly-amory: Olympia becomes first WA city to pass polyamory protections

By: Nate Sanford

Outlets: KNKX

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 666

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Relationship rights advocates in the Pacific Northwest are pushing to establish legal protections for people who are polyamorous or in other nontraditional relationship structures.

In Olympia, City Council members voted unanimously last month to add “diverse family and relationship structures” to the city’s antidiscrimination law and to its unfair housing practices law. The move makes Olympia the first city in Washington to adopt explicit legal protections for polyamorous people.

The Portland City Council advanced …

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