My submission for DeviantArt pride! The theme was sunlight/energy for yellow pieces and I tried to stick with this theme throughout mine

I wanted to submit this as a symbol of a lesser-discussed part of the LGBT+ community. So less-discussed, that there's still some debate as to whether or not this belongs in the LGBT+ community! In case you couldn't tell from the massive heart/infinite symbol, I'm talking about polyamory :P

Polyamory is the act of loving more than one person. It's not cheating, cuckholding or swinging, and most people define it as "ethical non-monogamy". It's not for everyone, but those who are polyamorous are dedicated, good communicators and always willing to process feelings.

There's another aspect to this piece which I wanted to talk about: Compersion. Compersion is defined by google as: Noun. compersion (uncountable) The feeling of joy one has experiencing another's joy, such as in witnessing a toddler's joy and feeling joy in response. The feeling of joy associated with seeing a loved one love another; contrasted with jealousy.

This is also seen in the polyamory community, though in a slightly different way. It's a hard feeling to explain to most monogamous people, but it's when you're really really happy that one of your other partners is enjoying themselves with another partner! It's a bit like the joy you get when shipping fictional characters- you're happy that they're in a loving, healthy relationship.

I love feeling compersion. It's such a wonderful, light emotion and I honestly feel like I could save the world if I could channel my feelings into superpowers! That's why I went for a yellow theme: because loving someone and feeling happy for them is an energising, joyous, giddy feeling!

Want to read more about polyamory? I'd highly recommend the webcomic series @kimchicuddles! Start reading it here. Go forth and love without limits!

like okay, we’re incredibly happy and balances in our quad. we all make each other laugh and smile. we lift each other up and bring out the best in each other. i don’t see that in many monogamous relationships.