In a triad? A foursome? WeHo will register your relationship and you don't have to live there

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Set us as preferred West Hollywood has become the latest city to create a domestic partnership registry for polyamorous relationships, with the city’s five-person City Council unanimously approving the legal protections for alternative family structures.The ordinance, approved Tuesday and introduced by Mayor John Heilman, allows people to register their multi-partner relationships with the city, giving them rights to hospital visitation and additional tenant protections, among other benefits.The law is limited in scope and does not confer the same rights that marriage or state domestic partnership laws do.

But advocates say it is an important step to address barriers that adults who are romantically or otherwise committed to more than one person often face in housing, healthcare, education and other services — with much of existing policy assuming dual-income or nuclear households.“This law is just the beginning,” said Christina Fialho, an attorney and founder of bisexual media representation advocacy group Rewrite the BiLine, who first brought the idea of polyamory protections to West Hollywood Councilmember Chelsea Lee Byers in early 2025.“I think it makes it possible for people to dream about a future they once thought was out of reach.”Per the ordinance, a “multi-partner domestic relationship” that involves three or more people can file a statement with the city clerk to create an official record of their relationship.

They must meet certain basic requirements, such as that the relationship is consensual and they not related by blood, for example.Under the ordinance, all healthcare facilities will be required to allow the partners of a patient to visit, as will jails in the city’s jurisdiction.It also creates protections against termination or nonrenewal of a lease if a partner is continuing to occupy a...