Is POLY a sexual orientation?

[AgnosticGuy]

Many people have told me that polygamy is not a sexual orientation because you can choose how many people you'll marry. But then I didn't see that their point applied if you go down to a more fundamental level of polygamous relationships, ie being in love with more than one person which is subsequently expressed by getting into a relationship with the multiple partners at the same time. I know many accept that it's possible to be attracted to multiple or even lots of different people but then they'd say it's not practical to call it a sexual orientation since you can't be in a real committed relationship with everyone that attracts you - it would be a new partner every week.

Is polyamory or poly a sexual orientation? Aren't some people polysexuals already? Why or why not?

Here are my working definitions:
Polysexual: I define it as the tendency to be in love (even if just on emotional level) with more than one person at the same time.

Bi-polysexual: (not to be confused with bisexuals who are in polygamous relationships) someone who the finds themselves attracted to both monogamy and polyamory - they'd be okay with being in either of the two.

 

[vaguelyhumanoid]

Polyamory (which does not necessarily involve plural marriage, aka polygamy) is a relationship type. Never heard it referred to as an orientation before, but I guess I can kinda see it. I wouldn't necessarily call myself polyamorous but I'd be open to a poly relationship.

 

[David1967]

Many people have told me that polygamy is not a sexual orientation because you can choose how many people you'll marry. But then I didn't see that their point applied if you go down to a more fundamental level of polygamous relationships, ie being in love with more than one person which is subsequently expressed by getting into a relationship with the multiple partners at the same time. I know many accept that it's possible to be attracted to multiple or even lots of different people but then they'd say it's not practical to call it a sexual orientation since you can't be in a real committed relationship with everyone that attracts you - it would be a new partner every week.

Is polyamory or poly a sexual orientation? Aren't some people polysexuals already? Why or why not?

Here are my working definitions:
Polysexual: I define it as the tendency to be in love (even if just on emotional level) with more than one person at the same time.

Bi-polysexual: (not to be confused with bisexuals who are in polygamous relationships) someone who the finds themselves attracted to both monogamy and polyamory - they'd be okay with being in either of the two.

Please no more! Dont we have more than enough already. Then there would be LGBTPBP discrimination.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

It's more of a social pairing arrangement than an orientation.

 

[gnomon]

Many people have told me that polygamy is not a sexual orientation because you can choose how many people you'll marry. But then I didn't see that their point applied if you go down to a more fundamental level of polygamous relationships, ie being in love with more than one person which is subsequently expressed by getting into a relationship with the multiple partners at the same time. I know many accept that it's possible to be attracted to multiple or even lots of different people but then they'd say it's not practical to call it a sexual orientation since you can't be in a real committed relationship with everyone that attracts you - it would be a new partner every week.

Is polyamory or poly a sexual orientation? Aren't some people polysexuals already? Why or why not?

Here are my working definitions:
Polysexual: I define it as the tendency to be in love (even if just on emotional level) with more than one person at the same time.

Bi-polysexual: (not to be confused with bisexuals who are in polygamous relationships) someone who the finds themselves attracted to both monogamy and polyamory - they'd be okay with being in either of the two.

So......just because you cannot be in a committed relationship.....which isn't sexuality by definition.........with all of those you are attracted to.......

No.

Simply nope.

To confuse the issue of quantity with sexual orientation........no.

Just no.

Not tonight.

 

[Altfish]

It's a love of parrots

 

[Subhankar Zac]

People do not get to decide on labels anymore. It has done enough damage already.
Strict labels as Gay n straight for men doesn't apply in many nations nor do lesbians n straight women.
It's a spectrum n it should be treated like that.