The metro holds the nation's second-highest population of LGBTQ+ residents, Senior LGBTQIA2S+ Policy Analyst Lex Jakusovszky said.

Portland on Wednesday became one of just a handful of cities to enshrine protections from discrimination for people in polyamorous relationships and other non-traditional family structures. The ...

I know our life isn't typical, but it works well for our family. I'm happy that our kids have three parents who care for them ...

A Quiet Coastal Revolution “Why only two?” The question, posed six years ago by J.T. Scott, a member of the city council of Somerville, Massachusetts, is at the heart of the debate concerning ...

Olympia recently became the first city in Washington to pass explicit protections for polyamorous families. We sat down with someone who was involved in that effort.... and who hopes to bring a ...

From big cities like Seattle and Portland, Ore., to small ones like Astoria, Ore., proponents of “nontraditional” romantic relationships are making headway in getting legal recognition.

Lindy West would like you to believe she is perfectly happy in her throuple, living with her husband and another woman. But she’s clearly coping. The comedian’s new book is proof that she’s given into ...

Portland is poised to be the largest U.S. city to allow polyamorous families to sue over discrimination. The Portland City Council advanced a policy on Wednesday that protects people from ...

With the state Capitol in the background, walkers and runners enjoy a brisk, sunny day at Capitol Lake, on Dec. 30, 2014, in Olympia, Washington. Relationship rights advocates in the Pacific Northwest ...

It takes one cross-country plane, a train, a ferry, then another hour or so by car to reach the writer I had read plenty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The City of Olympia will close its customer service counters early on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. (Steve Bloom/sbloom@theolympian.com) ...

According to KUOW, Olympia’s late February move to add protections for diverse family structures has given Seattle organizers fresh momentum. KUOW’s Soundside program interviewed the Seattle Coalition ...