Editing Polyamory (section)

==Polyamory rights organizations==
[[File:Bridgette Garozzo, spokesperson for the Polyamory Action Lobby.JPG|thumb|Bridgette Garozzo, spokesperson for the Polyamory Action Lobby, in May 2013]]

[[Loving More]] is a non-profit organization formed to support and advocate on behalf of [[polyamorous]] people. Founded in 1984, Loving More claims to be The oldest and longest-running polyamory organization.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-21 |title=About Loving More® |url=http://www.lovingmorenonprofit.org/aboutus/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Loving More Nonprofit |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Canadian Polyamory Advocacy Association (CPAA) was founded in 2009. It "advocates on behalf of Canadians who practice polyamory. It [also] promotes legal, social, government, and institutional acceptance and support of polyamory, and advances the interests of the Canadian polyamorous community generally."<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|author=Alan M. |url=https://polyinthemedia.blogspot.com/2010/11/as-canadian-poly-case-nears-publicity.html |title=Polyamory in the News: As Canadian poly case nears, publicity ramps up |publisher=Polyinthemedia |date=November 11, 2010 |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224181534/https://polyinthemedia.blogspot.com/2010/11/as-canadian-poly-case-nears-publicity.html |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite web|url=http://polyadvocacy.ca/about/ |title=About |publisher=Polyadvocacy.ca |access-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224181915/http://polyadvocacy.ca/about/ |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy (OPEN) was founded in the United States in 2022 as "a nonprofit organization dedicated to normalizing and empowering non-monogamous individuals and communities."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.open-love.org/mission|title=Mission|website=OPEN|access-date=June 21, 2022|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404081454/https://www.open-love.org/mission|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/style/non-monogamy-facebook-relationship-status.html|title=Non-Monogamy Advocates Ask Facebook to Be More Open|first=Valeriya|last=Safronova|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 17, 2022|access-date=June 22, 2022|archive-date=June 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614054226/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/style/non-monogamy-facebook-relationship-status.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Polyamory Action Lobby (PAL) was founded in 2013 in Australia to fight cultural misconceptions about polyamorous people and to fight for their legal rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2013/02/polyamorists-get-organised/|title=Polyamorists set up lobby group|first=Jason|last=Marshall|date=February 6, 2013|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804014244/https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2013/02/polyamorists-get-organised/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition (PLAC), based in the United States, "seeks to advance the civil and human rights of polyamorous individuals, communities, and families through legislative advocacy, public policy, and public education."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://polyamorylegal.org/|title=Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition|website=Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition|access-date=March 24, 2021|archive-date=March 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324014951/https://polyamorylegal.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Legal/PolyamoryLegal/about/|title=Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429155256/https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Legal/PolyamoryLegal/about/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[United Kingdom|UK]] Polyamory Association (UKPA) was founded by Giulia Smith.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/62157/from-open-relationships-to-polycules-polyamory-is-monogamy-over#:~:text=She%27s%20a%20trustee%20of%20the,of%20reliable%20information%20about%20polyamory | title=From open relationships to polycules: Is monogamy over? }}</ref> Its mission statement is, “The UK Polyamory Association exists to support the needs of polyamorous people and communities across the UK. We aim to increase public awareness and acceptance of polyamory, and challenge stigma through advocacy, positive representation, and education.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ukpolyamory.org/|title=Welcome to the UK Polyamory Association - UKPA|date=June 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ukpolyamory.org/index.php/ukpa-mission-statement-and-what-we-do/|title=UKPA Mission Statement & What We Do - UKPA|date=June 27, 2022}}</ref>

[[Unitarian Universalists for Polyamory Awareness]] (UUPA) was founded in 2001. It "has as its mission to serve the Unitarian Universalist Association and the community of polyamorous people within and outside the UUA by providing support, promoting education, and encouraging spiritual wholeness regarding polyamory."<ref name="auto1"/>