#polyamory representation

[gay-impressionist]

ok but the fact that a show like riverdale ended with the main characters/ships being in a poly relationship is absolutely amazing

how far we've come huh

#like. poly relationships are SO scarce in the media #i can only remember one tv show where the main characters were poly #and the show was about polyamory #so that riverdale did that? damn #this show might be shit #but thank you #thank you for giving us that #for making it ok #riverdale #polyamory #polyamory representation #queer representation

[brainrotallthewaydown1312]

quick, everyone what is your favorite on screen polyam ships with some meat to them? it doesn't have to be canon because there's like three of those, but ships with the vibes there. I'll start because my brain is melting

Lockwood and Co

cot3 (canon in my heart and subtext)

the bastard son and the devil himself

nabrielise (canon!)

leverage

the leverage ot3 (pseudo-canon, confirmed by creators but limited to subtext and performance chemistry)

#polyamory representation #lockwood and co #leverage #the bastard son and the devil himself

[kamari3]

Diversity Win! This [cheap tumblr advertisement] includes representation for Polyamory \o/

#kamari3thoughts #polyamory positivity #polyamory representation

[polyamzeal]

I dont know if you watch Chicago med (its an alright show) but i was watching some clips of it online and found this. I think this the few times I've seen poly relationship in a show with out a negative stigma and even shows how sweet it can be.

https://youtu.be/h0EqYWt5h_s

I do not but actually I have an acquittance who is a regular Extra on the show as one of the background doctors.

Wow! This was actually really amazing! I was skeptical at first but I loved the ending of it. Thank you!

#PolyamZeal Answers #Anon Asks #Polyamory Representation #Chicago Med

[livingfictionsystem]

Queen of Air and Darkness Review (SPOILERS)

It was good timing that I read this when I did because I was beginning to get self-conscious over the fact that a novel I was about to publish was nearly 600 pages. I am, by no means, a slow reader but this 900-page monster took A While.

So, the bad first. Cassandra Clare, please, I beg of you, stop with the 'We're so in love but we have something stopping us being together for three novels in a row.' With Cordelia and James, that was fraught and interesting---loads of twists and turns with the false marriage and Grace and all. It was also time-period relevant. With Tessa and Will and Jem, you came up with one of the more brilliant conclusions to a love triangle I've ever seen. The circumstances to Will's curse was darkly laughable and tongue-in-cheek creative. Clary and Jace---hated it. Categorically hated the incest bait and I knew they weren't actually related a long while before you probably wanted your audience to. Emma and Julian's star-crossed thing was almost as bad as Jace and Clary's deal.

The 'parabatai curse' felt forced and contrived. I don't recall any mention of this all-important plot device in previous novels and the explanation seemed vague and weak. The way it was resolved was an afterthought.

Also wasn't that big of a fan of Julian. He was neurotic and moody to the point where he made Jace Herondale look stable. Emma was wonderful, though.

There really is more to build a relationship other than to make it impossibly star-crossed, I promise. You seemed to realise that with Alec and Magnus and many of the other 'non-main' couples.

Speaking of which, I love, love, love that you Cristina, Kieran, and Mark to be your polyamory triad. It was a brilliant representation, but it took a frustratingly long time to get there. Even in the end, you teased us with, 'Oh but they were torn apart, never to be together aga-- JUST KIDDING.' CASSANDRA, PLEASE, I HAVE ANXIETY. But I loved their dynamics and Cristina is a *great* character. Perhaps it was my fault, being as I had such a big time gap in between reading Lord of Shadows and Queen of Air and Darkness, but I'd completely forgotten her plot with her family heirloom/Diego/Jaime. It wouldn't have hurt restating it to remind the audience, but that's also probably on me.

I wasn't quite sure how I felt about the journey to Thule at first. It was risky. On top of 'Make Idris Great Again', Star-Crossed Part 4, and Necromancy Gone Awry, I was sceptical as to whether you'd pull off a multiverse plot in the middle of the last book, but it actually worked surprisingly well.

One of the better aspects about this book is that it takes place a few years after Mortal Instruments and the Cold Peace. It shows how everyone, particularly the Blackthorns, were affected by post-war bigotry. The fact that this was written in 2018 was no surprise, as Horace Dearborn, Zara Dearborn, and Manuel Villalobos were absolute MAGA stand-ins, but I love how it translated into the magical world. And of course, seeing where Clary/Jace/Alec/Simon/Isabelle/everyone ended up was satisfying for any fan of the original series.

Wonderful with the queer representation. I believe this is the first series where you've done a transgender individual and I liked how Shadowhunter culture played into it. There were at least three queer couples on centre-stage in the entire book without it feeling exploitative, so bravo there.

I will say, the autistic representation with Ty seemed sort of heavy-handed. Just about every mention of him mentioned stimming or aversions to change and such. But as an autistic individual, I have no actual *problem* with it, as there are people like that and I've known many.

The introduction of Ash was mind-blowing and welcomed, I'd say. I can't wait to see how that character plays out. It feels sacrilegious but I almost sort of missed Sebastian.

I will say, throughout the series, Annabel Blackthorn starts out as an extremely intriguing story but it ends up nearly... written out? Like geez, have one bad breakdown and murder a couple people and suddenly, your character depth goes away. It started out strong with Malcolm's grief twisting his ambition and Annabel having understandable PTSD, but something was lost, there.

So, quite long and not without its issues, but absolutely worth the read. Especially if you're wanting some warm fuzzies about your favourite Shadowhunterverse couples.

-Xanthe

#xanthe #book reviews #queen of air and darkness #shadowhunters #queer representation #polyamory representation #polyamory positivity #spoilers #shadowhunterverse #shadowhunterverse spoilers #book review #star-crossed #autistic representation #transgender representation #cassandra clare #dark artifices #fiction

[western-magical-girl-confessions]

“There's part of me that wants ML to touch upon polyamory as a form of representation in the show, but there’s part of me that doesn’t because of how they treat their already existing representation.”

#polyamourous #polyamory representation #ml #mlb #miraculous tales of ladybug and chat noir #miraculous ladybug confessions #miraculous #western magical girl confessions #confession 1997

[the-cactus-taco]

Been in need of some second opinions on this for a bit now- TL;Dr I wanna wright a story about a poly couple (yes, another one. I’m poly. Shut up.) but I’m struggling with what I should do for the beginning- so I was wonder what you guys would think is more interesting for the start:

A: the Story starts, and they’re already dating.  They have been for as long as anyone can remember. It is not questioned. It is not shamed. It just is.

B: we start with the relationship not established, and then follow the characters as it becomes more established over time.

#brain rambling #art #art on tumblr #poll #polls #Polly #polyamory #polyamory representation

[cowpokezuko]

It's so cool that the entire Torchwood staff is poly and in love with each other and are simultaneously cheating on everyone in the polycule with the rest of the polycule and sometimes strangers.

#bisexual representation used to be fun #now we have like fkn ofmd #or loki #russell t davies come back to meee #torchwood #captain jack harkness #jack harkness #gwen cooper #ianto jones #owen harper #toshiko sato #doctor who #polyamory #biseuxal

[astreinomane]

You know...

We have seen all kind of LGBTQ+ representation in animated media in this periode, which is a wonderful thing, really.

But there's one queer category that still hasn't got the chance to shine.

Polyamory.

Like, the only animated poly representations we've got so far are these.

And they are all beatiful, really.

But we need more.

#steven universe #fluorite su #she-ra and the princesses of power #kyle spop #lonnie spop #rogelio spop #kyle x rogelio x lonnie #horde trio #young justice: phantoms #young justice phantoms #lagoon boy #yj coral #yj rodunn #poly #polyamory #polyamourous #polyamarous #polyam #polycule #i don't even watch young justice but from that little that i saw the poly representation it gave was really nice #i really hope to see more representations like this in the future

[queerblue]

There are more LGBTQA+ people nowadays than there were before, but it has nothing to do with it being a "trend" or being a "choice" like homophobes/transphobes convince themselves, it's literally because of population.

In 1950 there was 2.5 Billion people in world population, we just hit 8 Billion. There's literally more of EVERYBODY now than ever because there's never been this drastic of a spike in population before.

So yes, there are more of us, but it's because of population, not because we're following some "trend".

Your child is actually non-binary.

Your child is actually asexual.

Your child is actually queer.

The easiest thing in the world should be loving and accepting your child.

#lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqa #lesbian #gay #bisexual #transgender #asexual #queer #aromantic #polyamory #lgbt representation #lgbt rights #aroace #lgbtlove #non binary #agender #polysexual #omnisexual #demisexual #alphabet mafia #lgbtqa+ #mlm #wlw #t4t #sapphic #trans #genderfluid #genderqueer #pansexual

[doctaaaaaaaar]

Why everyone who likes sci-fi or fantasy should read Iron Widow by @xiranjayzhao​ as told by memes:

Everyone should go read it right now. Please.

#iron widow #xiran jay zhao #young adult #young adult fiction #young adult science fiction #polyamory #queer #queer representation #queer relationships #disability #disability representation #disabled characters #disabled main character #characters of color #queer characters of color #representation #well written representation #shadow and bone #six of crows #historical fiction #hunger games #mortal instruments #the mortal instruments #harry potter #girls of paper and fire #percy jackson #city of bones #divergent #the giver #i may be obsessed

[brainrotallthewaydown1312]

does anybody have recommendations for books, shows, or movies that have good representation for physical disabilities, autism, or polyamory? especially recs with representation that isn't the central focus of the story. I've been looking for stuff to read and watch with this kind of rep and I'm struggling to find good stuff. i like most genres, although with books I tend towards ya

#disability representation #disability #physical disability #disability in fiction #actually disabled #autistic #actually autistic #autistic representation #polyamory #polyamory representation #polyamory in fiction #reading recs #show recs #book recommendations #recommendation

[charbles]

taps the mic

I think people need to normalize poly ships alot more than they do in media, your faves have 2 hands, use them cowards

#charlie chats #polyamory #poly #lgbtq+ #thats all #i just think there arent enough poly ships #you got 3 faves? cool. They all hold hands #idk man #poly representation #poly rep is so NEEDED

[polyamzeal]

On social media I feel like I keep seeing discussion about how polyamory is always one man with a harem of women but never one woman with a harem of men. If we are talking about media representation then sure that is a true statement. But if we are talking about my personal anecdotal experiences then absolutely not! To keep it heteronormative and not even get into the many queer relationships around me, I absolutely most often see a polyamorous woman who happily has 3 to 5 boyfriends who all get along with each other. Meanwhile the men struggle to have more than 1 or maybe 2 girlfriends. I think it is very important to acknowledge how common these dynamics are and how important accurate representation is.

#personal #representation #polyamory #polyam #nonmonogamy

[voidwithtoomanygooglyeyes]

Communities I want to see represented (more) in media

Agender community

Xenogenders

Neopronouns

Therians (or just the altherhuman/non-human community in general)

AroAllo people (aromantic allosexual)

A-spec identities that aren't just aromantic and asexual (e.g. demiromantic, greysexual, aroflux, demisexual)

Polyamorous people

Queerplatonic relationships

Religions other than Christianity

Gender-non-conforming trans people

Intersex people (thank you @prudr-ragr077 I was going to add this originally but forgot)

#agender #lgbt #xenogenders #neopronouns #therian #alterhuman #aroallo #media representation #a-spec #polyamory #queerplatonic #communities I want more representation of

[captainhappyclaws]

Nathan, Annalise & Gabriel

from Half Bad: The bastard son & the devil himself

[Okay so I DID A THING AHDJSJ I love this show sm. Wish more ppl saw it]

#the bastard son & the devil himself #half bad #nathan byrne #annalise o'brien #Gabriel boutin #nathan x annalise x gabriel #polyamory #polyam relationship #Canon #collage #lgbt representation #ot3 #canon lgbt #tbs&tdh #my edit #polyam pride #polyamourous #media representation #tbsatdh #nabrielise #jay lycurgo #nadia parkes #emilien vekemans