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West Hollywood approves a registry for relationships of three or more adults

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TheBlaze, National Review and the Daily Mail report that the West Hollywood City Council approved an ordinance letting groups of three or more adults register their relationships with city hall. According to TheBlaze, the measure takes effect December 2. The outlets say the registry gives registered partners certain rights, including hospital and jail visitation and tenant protections. They also say the ordinance does not legalize group marriage or give the same legal rights as marriage or traditional domestic partnerships. TheBlaze reports that the city describes it as a first step toward wider state and federal recognition.

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  1. The West Hollywood City Council approved an ordinance letting groups of three or more adults register their relationships with the city.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
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    Daily Mail
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    TheBlaze, National Review

  2. Registered relationships gain visitation rights in hospitals and city jails, and tenant protections.

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    Daily Mail
    Far Right
    TheBlaze, National Review

  3. The ordinance does not legalize group marriage or give registered groups the same rights as marriage.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
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    Daily Mail
    Far Right
    TheBlaze

  4. Registrants must be adults who consent to the arrangement and are not related by blood.

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    Daily Mail
    Far Right
    National Review

  5. The ordinance takes effect December 2, according to TheBlaze.

    One outletTheBlaze· Far Right

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All three outlets report that West Hollywood’s council approved an ordinance letting groups of three or more adults register their relationships for limited rights such as visitation and tenant protections. Right-side coverage treats the change mainly as a cultural shift, using mocking language about progressives and wokeness.

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  • the right

    3 outlets

    Headlines mock the ordinance as a cultural shift: TheBlaze puns on it and the Daily Mail calls it a woke era, while Far Right National Review keeps a plainer title, though its description mocks.

    West Hollywood becomes Sensational language“epicenter”Dramatic claim that the city is the center of a movement, which the ordinance itself does not state.More neutral: West Hollywood approvesDisagree with this highlight? of new Partisan shorthand“woke era”“Woke” is a label from one side of the debate that carries its conclusion.More neutral: a new era of recognizing multi-partner relationshipsDisagree with this highlight? as lovers in threesomes and foursomes are legally recognized as partners
    Daily MailRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    woke city officialsepicenterwoke eraNobody could have seen this coming

In the outlets’ own words

  • Partisan shorthand

    woke city officialsMore neutral: city officials

    “Woke” is a label from one side of the debate that carries its conclusion about the officials.

    …and other multi-partner relationships to gain legal recognition after woke city officials unanimously approved a new domestic partnership ordinance.

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    epicenterMore neutral: West Hollywood approves

    Dramatic claim that the city is the center of a movement, which the ordinance itself does not state.

    West Hollywood becomes epicenter of new woke era as lovers in threesomes and foursomes are legally recognized as…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Partisan shorthand

    woke eraMore neutral: a new era of recognizing multi-partner relationships

    “Woke” is a label from one side of the debate that carries its conclusion.

    West Hollywood becomes epicenter of new woke era as lovers in threesomes and foursomes are legally recognized as partners

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    Nobody could have seen this comingMore neutral: The council approved the measure in November

    Sarcastic claim of foresight that presents the ordinance as a vindication of critics rather than a policy outcome.

    Nobody could have seen this coming, except all the conservatives who said it would happen.

    Used byNational Review (Far Right)

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  • Delegitimizing label

    so-called throupleMore neutral: a three-person relationship

    Casting doubt on the relationship type with “so-called” adds skepticism the reporting does not establish.

    …approved an ordinance that allows multi-partner relationships (like a so-called throuple) to formally register as a domestic relationship and receive certain legal…

    Used byNational Review (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    keeping track of who's sleeping with whomMore neutral: registering relationships with City Hall

    Mocking paraphrase of a registry that the ordinance describes in neutral terms.

    West Hollywood has found a new job for local government: keeping track of who's sleeping with whom.

    Used byTheBlaze (Far Right)

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  • Polyamory as a cultural or woke shift
  • Progressive city officials
  • Bureaucracy and legal complications of multi-partner ties
  • Visitation and tenant protections
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  • TheBlazeFar Right

    THREE'S ALLOWED: West Hollywood makes polyamory official

    West Hollywood has found a new job for local government: Sensational language“keeping track of who's sleeping with whom”Mocking paraphrase of a registry that the ordinance describes in neutral terms.More neutral: registering relationships with City HallDisagree with this highlight?. On November 2, the City Council approved an ordinance allowing romantic groups of three or more adults to register their relationships with City Hall. …

    Read at TheBlaze (opens in a new tab)
  • National ReviewFar Right

    California City Approves Protections for Polyamorous Arrangements

    Sensational language“Nobody could have seen this coming”Sarcastic claim of foresight that presents the ordinance as a vindication of critics rather than a policy outcome.More neutral: The council approved the measure in NovemberDisagree with this highlight?, except all the conservatives who said it would happen.

    Read at National Review (opens in a new tab)
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  • Daily MailRight

    West Hollywood becomes Sensational language“epicenter”Dramatic claim that the city is the center of a movement, which the ordinance itself does not state.More neutral: West Hollywood approvesDisagree with this highlight? of new Partisan shorthand“woke era”“Woke” is a label from one side of the debate that carries its conclusion.More neutral: a new era of recognizing multi-partner relationshipsDisagree with this highlight? as lovers in threesomes and foursomes are legally recognized as partners

    The Los Angeles County city passed the measure Tuesday, allowing three or more people in committed relationships to officially register as domestic partners.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)

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    Daily Mail, Nov 8, 5:09 PM EST

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  1. Daily MailRightNov 8, 5:09 PM EST
  2. National ReviewFar RightNov 10, 11:12 AM EST
  3. TheBlazeFar RightNov 11, 7:00 AM EST

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