#polyam pride

[fossilkisser404]

Hot take - we should normalize polyamy and transgender horse girls

[darthsuki]

Hi Darth, I don't know if you'll reply, but I'm curious about the polyamorous flag. Regarding its design, do you think the old one is fine or is the new one more accepted? I've always used the original because I didn't know about the new one, but now that I'm working on a drawing and I'm going to include it, I'm not sure if it's appropriate. Can you help me? (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)

P.S.: I used a translator, so I hope the question is well worded.

Hello! I appreciate you reaching out to ask a question like that— when it comes to pride flags I know that they can sometimes be confusing, especially if its a label that you don’t yourself or, like me, you just aren’t aware or researched into the history of the flag or label itself. It can be both a beautiful and stressful thing of course since, like people, the way we represent ourselves are fluid and can change over time!

I think in the end it comes down to preference more often than not (I won’t inherently judge someone for using an ‘old flag’ instead of a new one, there’s probably context, purpose or ignorance involved in the choice!) but in this particular case the new polyamorous flag that was designed and introduced in 2022 is the one that seems to be the one to use!

And since I’m autistic as hell and love educating people, I’ll tell you why that is to use the new one when I just said one paragraph before that it doesn’t matter most of the time <XD

Resources used include an article from DiscoveringPolyamory and Polyamproud and I’ll actually use their words directly since they are quite eloquently put!

DiscoveringPolyamory:

The original design for what became known as the more or less "official" Polyamory Pride Flag was created in 1995 by Jim Evans. Seeing the value in the images and symbols used by the LGBTQ+ community, he and his friends decided the polyamorous community needed something similar. So he booted up his Windows 3.1 PC, opened Microsoft Paint, and created the first Polyamory Pride Flag.

But while having a community flag was celebrated, it was never particularly loved. Evans was not a graphic designer. This was simply a well-intentioned person creating something that hadn't existed before.

Many people complained the flag was unattractive or not suitable for its intended purpose, and many alternatives were suggested. But none of them ever caught the imagination of the community. And so, over twenty years later, the Jim Evans flag was still the most recognised one the community had.

Polyamproud (in reference to the new flag):

The intention behind this design was to create a simple, bold tricolor, with a contemporary approach to traditional vexillological (relating to the study of flags) elements from the original “Pi” flag.

It takes the best of the original flag, including its color symbolism, and improves on those elements of the Pi flag which alienated viewers.

So, in short, the original flag was not inherently offensive, but it was made by someone without any background in graphic or flag design who wanted to have a symbol for himself and the people in his community, and was the flag that the most people could agree on for the longest time— so now that the new one has been released, its encouraged to use that one if possible (though using the previous one isn’t inherently offensive c:)!

[nowhere-4ever]

is it too much to want a polycule to go on a summer road trip with?

we all fit in one van and rotate who’s driving. The driver gets to pick the music. We stop at gas stations and swarm the place, grabbing snacks and baffling the other people when we take turns holding hands. We go on every side quest, stop at every place someone wants to stop at. We camp out almost every night. We set up the tents and the stove and the fire. Heating up soup while we have s’mores and tell spooky stories and conspiracy theories. We play out skits and scenes from our favorite fics. We sing and dance and laugh together. We all stay up late talking, snuggled against each other in our sleeping bags. We have no obligations to go or be anywhere. It’s all up to us. We got to museums and punk shows and farmers markets and bars and cafes and hiking trails and thrift stores. We’re free and in love and no one can tell us how we’re supposed to be

[the-mycelial-court]

Hi, I saw you were poly so I was curious and I like hearing others experiences with it. How many partners do you have/had, and do you have an age range for who you will and will not date? I'm sorry if this is too personal

-🍐 [I'm going to use this signoff]

okay finally getting this ask

Currently I have. One I think that's it. My lovely wife @accidentallyoccidental I love faer very much

I do have an age range, from fifteen (or soon o be fifteen, as in like a month or two away) to eighteen.

You can always talk more to me about my experiences, thank you for sending an ask

[aro-acethetical]

Some pride themed pins I made for me & the people I love!! I made some scrappy pins with the new ace flag because I fell in love with it!!

The round pins are buttons with safety pins on the back, and the stars are metal studs(?) for fabric with safety pins!

[vyzoi]

Polyamorous moodboard • images found on Pinterest

[permaclumsy]

Since Pride isn't accessible to me as someone who can't stand and walk for long, without pain and dizziness and I have no disability aids, here is a mix of things my mom & my gf got for me when they separately went to pride with their friends!!

[vyzoi]