Sunday, May 10, 2009

Threesome Marriages - the "triad"

First came traditional marriage. Then, gay marriage. Now, there's a movement combining both - simultaneously. Abby Ellin visits the next frontier of nuptials: the "triad."

"I want to walk down the street hand in hand in hand in hand and live together openly and proclaim our relationship," says Sasha Lessin. "But also to have all those survivor and visitation rights and tax breaks and everything like that."

Maine this week became the fifth state, and the fourth in New England, to legalize gay marriage, provoking yet another national debate about same-sex unions. The Lessins' advocacy group, the Maui-based World Polyamory Association, is pushing for the next frontier of less-traditional codified relationships. This community has even come up with a name for what the rest of the world generally would call a committed threesome: the "triad." SOURCE...

My unconventional marriage or ménage à trois in Beijing
Having one man and two women get married challenges the traditional marriage institution, and it makes fun of the institution as well. We also wanted to use the marriage institution to celebrate and legitimise all kinds of sexual relationships.

Searching for the perfect threesome

Homophobes
The first time I ever heard about oral sex was during the Lewinsky scandal. Mostly, I remember being confused by President Clinton’s response - "It depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is." - Meghan McCain

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