Olympia may become first WA city with protections for polyamorous families

By Ty Vinson, The Olympian

The Olympia City Council unanimously approved a referral Tuesday from council member Robert Vanderpool to draft an ordinance that would ultimately create protections for polyamorous families and other diverse family structures.

The council specifically approved a referral “to introduce an ordinance for City Council consideration based on available model legislation, with revisions informed by City Attorney review and public comment during the legislative process,” according to council documents.

According to Vanderpool’s referral, if adopted the ordinance would add “family or relationship structure” to protected groups within city code. It states the city-specific legislative language can be drafted by the Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition alongside the city’s attorney.

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