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Many people might assume that Sylvia would struggle to cope with her husband becoming her same-sex partner. For her to then accept the transformation of a monogamous relationship into a polyamorous one must be an enormous strain. But the striking thing when I meet Sylvia, Sarah and Zoe at their home is the absence of strain: their unconventional domestic arrangements – they also have five snakes – soon seem completely normal, perhaps because they are all so at ease with each other.

Read the whole (heartwarming) story here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/apr/20/greatest-sexual-taboo-polyamorous-transgender

weird relationships always make me smile :)
 

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That was an awesome article! The reporter did a great job telling their story in a very humanizing way, too -- without any "side-eyeing" subtext or authorial skepticism or any of that sort of crap. So glad to see that.
 

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That's a fascinating story! I love those stories of relationships surviving something that we expect to end them without question. And in this case it even grew!
 

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As a kid, I assumed that everybody wanted to be a girl and some people were lucky enough to be born that way. Then it very rapidly became clear that this was something that we did not talk about and it got buried very, very deep inside.

But...but... it's still true, right? I thought everyone wanted to be a girl, too...
 

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That seems to be a common theme in articles about transition, how the existing cis straight significant other reacts, Laura Jane Grace and her wife Heather for example.

The threesome angle was very unique indeed, though.
 

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Great to hear that it worked out for them. I always wondered about being in a polyamorous relationship. Would definitely like to try it at some point, if I get the chance.
 

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i just watched about 5 minutes of Polygamy USA the other day and was disappointed to see a Mormon threesome. I always wait to see some kind of evidence in these situations that the girls are into each other too but it never seems to happen, they are just both submissive to the guy and it makes no sense to me.

A situation where it actually works out favorably for all involved is interesting to me. I want to be with women only, and I did have two different offers from a male/female couple back in the day, but I didn't want to do it because I didn't want to be with a man.

*ETA--this is different from threesome offers. I can't count those. But I mean two situations where I had feelings for a girl, she wanted me and a guy. Actually, three situations lol.
 

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i just watched about 5 minutes of Polygamy USA the other day and was disappointed to see a Mormon threesome. I always wait to see some kind of evidence in these situations that the girls are into each other too but it never seems to happen, they are just both submissive to the guy and it makes no sense to me.

Well that's why there's a difference between polygamy and polyamory.
 

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I'm hopelessly monogamous myself (never been much good at multitasking), but it's a neat story and I'm very happy it's worked for them. I hope we can evolve into a society that grants marriage equality to all loving arrangements (and equality to people who choose not to marry or engage in romantic attachments too) that involve consenting adults. I can't see how or why one set of rules could or should work for everyone.
 
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