Somerville City Council made history Friday with the passing of non-discrimination ordinances to protect polyamorous families and relationships, city officials announced in a news release. The ordinances make Somerville the first city in the country to extend legal protections to polyamorous and non-nuclear families and relationships.
The ordinances were drafted by lawyers and activists at the Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition – part of Chosen Family Law Center – as well as Harvard Law School’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic.