425 - Polyamorous Legal Rights: The Fight for Equality with Diana Adams Esq. and Dr. Heath Schechinger

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🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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For this week's episode, we're discussing the current political and legal landscape for polyamorous and non-monogamous folks. We're fortunate enough to be joined by two experts on this very matter, Dr. Heath Schechinger and Diana Adams!Dr. Heath Schechinger is a distinguished psychologist, scholar, and educator in the field of relationship structure diversity. Over the past 15 years, his work has delved into the challenges of monogamy, infidelity, and the emergence of diverse family and relationship configurations. He is a founding Co-chair of the American Psychological Association Division 44 Committee on Consensual Non-monogamy, Research Affiliate Faculty at The Kinsey Institute, Co-founder of the Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition, and Board Member for the Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy. In addition to his roles in these organizations, he offers consultation services and maintains a private practice.Diana Adams (they/them) is an international legal leader in advocacy for queer family forms beyond the romantic dyad. Diana is the Executive Director of Chosen Family Law Center, a nonprofit advocating for diverse family structures, & runs a boutique law firm providing mediation services nationwide for those hoping to negotiate intentional or polyamorous families. Diana’s TED talk ‘Why US Laws Must Expand Beyond the Nuclear Family’ explains their expansive vision of family. Find them on all socials @DianaAdamsEsq.Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, and our amazing Discord community. Multiamory was created by Dedeker Winston, Jase Lindgren, and Emily Matlack.Our theme music is Forms I Know I Did by Josh and Anand.Follow us on Instagram @Multiamory_Podcast and visit our website Multiamory.com. We are a proud member of the Pleasure Podcasts network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So there's this concept of the contact hypothesis or intergroup contact
0:09.2	theory that really demonstrates're out of
0:14.4	for people changing their attitudes towards being more accepting
0:18.0	of a marginalized identity is exposure.
0:20.5	And so right now we're in a situation where there's really we're out of precipice I really think non-monogamy has entered into the Overton window
0:29.2	which is a concept to talk about how policy is actually possible now in a way that it never has been,
0:37.2	that it's really important for those people that do have that
0:44.1	privilege to lean in to take that step of coming out to more people because I think that it is one of the most
0:49.1	important lynch pins of this movement progressing and moving forward.
0:53.0	Welcome to the multi-amory podcast.
0:57.0	I'm Jace.
0:58.0	I'm Emily.
0:59.0	And I'm Dedicher.
1:00.0	We believe in looking to the future of relationships, not maintaining the status quo of the past.
1:06.0	Whether you're monogamous, polyamorous, swinging, casually dating, or if you just do relationships differently, we see you and we're here for you. I did.
1:30.0	forcing me to for myself to fit.
1:36.1	On this episode of the Multie-Amery Podcast, we're talking about the current legal and political landscape for polyamorous people and we are joined by two guests who are experts
1:41.5	on this very subject.
1:43.0	Dr. Heath Sheckinger is a distinguished psychologist, scholar, and educator in the field of relationship structure diversity.
1:51.0	Over the past 15 years, his work has delved into the challenges of monogamy, infidelity,
1:56.7	and the emergence of diverse family and relationship configurations.
2:00.8	He's a founding co-chair of the American Psychological Association Division 44, Committee on Consensual
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