This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Add a second “P” to LGBTQ+ standing for polyamorous.
We wish to add a second P to LGBTQ+, standing for polyamorous. At the moment, polyamory is not recognised as such. This means that many people in polyamorous could be discriminated against within LGBTQ+ society. It also means polyamorous people are not protected by the 2010 equality act.
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We want the government as well as LGBTQ+ rights organisations to recognise polyamory as a kind of gender/sexual identification. This would mean that polyamorous people may not be discriminated against by the LGBTQ+ society and turned away from pride gatherings, but that they will also not be discriminated against by the general public.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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