So two of us—myself and another board member of the Unitarian Universalists
for Polyamory Awareness (UUPA)—attended the recent District Assembly of the
Pacific Central District of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), with
the hope of addressing a few questions to the three women who are running for
President of the UUA.
We hadn’t attended the opening reception the evening before, however,
and didn’t realize that questions were supposed to be submitted by 9 a.m. on
Saturday. As it was, the panel of
candidates ran out of time before getting to our questions; but they will be
submitted to them at the UUA General Assembly (GA) in June.
My question:
Those of us who
are polyamorous—who are drawn to deep love-connections with more than one
person—often feel we have to remain invisible within the UUA—even though GA has
affirmed support for “alternate family structures.” Are we welcome here? Can we be open about those we love? Or do we have to hide that part of our souls?
Will the candidates address our questions in June? I don’t know.
But I’m glad we were there to ask them!
If you have questions, it is better to explore them than to leave them
unasked!
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