tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304364402026-04-22T08:20:36.045-04:00Polyamory in the News<b>Polyamory in the News</b><br>
. . . by Alan M.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.comBlogger1762125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-66034276547913263042026-02-25T15:31:00.038-05:002026-03-05T11:38:34.262-05:00Three new cities to enact poly anti-discrimination laws. Scientific American writes us up well. Two NY Times stories. Upcoming movie, and more.
● Three more cities seem certain to pass polyamory and chosen-family anti-discrimination measures in the coming days.
Folks from the Seattle Coalition for Family and Relationship Equityat their June 2025 Liberating Love Festival.
Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-31909322307325001582026-01-17T10:47:00.022-05:002026-02-27T09:44:16.303-05:00Polyamory rights protection coming to more cities. The first keeps drawing media attention. New book. New coming-out film. And more.Shea TomacIt's been a while; I've had a time of loss and recovery. Thank you for your love and care. You know who you are.
BTW, If there's a Unitarian-Universalist community
in your area, check it out in these crazy times. Don't be isolated.
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Shifting gears to upbeat,
● Three more U.S. cities should soon pass Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-45939471742620472142025-11-23T00:01:00.028-05:002025-11-23T13:50:38.371-05:00Happy Polyamory Day! Share it outPolyamory Day is celebrated every November 23rd around the world by people who consider themselves to be polyamorous, who are in polyamorous relationship(s), or who support polyamory as a valid relationship orientation or choice.On November 23rd, we ask: If you agree that polyamorous people are entitled to the same relationship rights, privileges, and governmental accommodation as others,&Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-68277634254645194092025-10-31T21:42:00.319-04:002026-01-08T10:11:41.527-05:00Polyamory in the News is back. Why we've been away. And lots of new coverage.
Okay, we're back.
Polyamory in the News was on pause for several months for a tragic reason.
Two years ago my wife Abby Hafer, "Sparkle Moose," was diagnosed with
advanced ovarian cancer. We held it at bay for a year and a half, thanks to
Harvard's world-beating Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. But her
cancer was a fast-evolving ecology of mutating cells. Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-23358849698125012822025-05-31T21:14:00.410-04:002025-06-07T13:02:26.742-04:00Many upcoming polyamory events. Poly legal rights advance. Multi-love in cartoons and movie rescriptings. And, No Kings Day is June 14
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First: Here all the regional poly community events coming up in the next five months (that I know about). Conferences! Campouts! Retreats!
♥ OPEN march and booth at World Pride Parade and Festival
June 6 – 8, Washington, DC
Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-4618220331677798212025-04-28T13:38:00.025-04:002025-04-29T09:56:15.801-04:00"PolyFamily" reality series starts tonight on TLC, as quad member says it over-exaggerates drama. And other polyamory in the newsApologies for being slow with Polyamory in the News lately. Bigger stuff is filling the news. And, Sparkle Moose is ill. Her
care comes first.
● This evening TLC starts airing
PolyFamily. For better or worse, it will be the first reality TV series
about a modern polyfamily (and they have kids) since Showtime's
Polyamory: Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-52686460646692549112025-03-01T00:03:00.005-05:002025-03-01T08:57:54.124-05:00Happy triad home life. Two new books, more poly reality TV... and, polyworld perspective on the current crisis
Not much polyamory in the news lately with everything else going on. Such as, umm....
For a poly-informed take on the picture and our little place in it, scroll down
and start at the Ukraine flag.
The tl;dr: When autocrats are overthrowing your country, do not show fear; fear is contagious.
Courage is contagious too, and it's better for you. Act accordingly.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-72307413052830955212025-02-28T00:01:00.155-05:002025-02-28T11:48:49.058-05:00Today is Metamour Day! Share it out.And why February 28?
Because it's Valentine's Day times two!
The point of Metamour Day? "Honoring Polyamory's Most Distinctive Relationships."
This got Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-988456421824668582025-01-25T15:04:00.155-05:002025-02-05T15:29:10.549-05:00Polyfolks face down the authoritarian threat. Legal advice available. Christians on our side. And more.
Do not obey in advance. Do not self-censor to please the censors. Do not display fear; fear is contagious, but courage is contagious too. Speak and act, in your personal and
professional life, as you would in a free and open society. Stay calm, and do not do the tyrant's work
for him. If something happens, be the first in the room to speak. If someone else speaks first, be Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-76286202405854098302024-12-17T10:09:00.012-05:002025-01-10T17:58:22.851-05:00Poly families are here to stay. "Societal Implications of Consensual Non-Monogamy." Has Feeld gone downhill? And more polyamory in the news___________________________
First, announcements:
♥ A
fundraiser is on for a warm, heartful queer poly short film titled "Coming Out Polyamorous for Thanksgiving." It's based on a true story, told in the most popular chapter of Alex Alberto's recent memoir Entwined: Essays on Polyamory and Creating Home.Work on the 15-minute film is well Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-83822587685386047472024-11-24T07:09:00.128-05:002024-12-02T11:01:17.887-05:00How ENM and poly values "counter authoritarianism and improve collective well-being." Yearnings grow for non-nuclear chosen family, poly or not. And more.
● Relevant to the present moment: 5 Ways Non-Monogamous Values Counter Authoritarianism and Inspire
Collective Well-Being. It's by relationship coach Aria Diana on her
Navigating Non-Monogamy
substack (Nov. 12).
She's talking especially about family- and community-style polyamory — the
kind where the people in a polycule are all there for each other, Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-82459559416372178852024-11-22T16:34:00.021-05:002024-11-23T08:53:40.446-05:00Today, Saturday November 23, is Polyamory Day!A REMINDER...
Polyamory Day is celebrated every November 23rd around the world by people who consider themselves to be polyamorous, who are in polyamorous relationship(s), or who support polyamory as a valid relationship orientation or choice.On November 23rd, we ask: If you agree that polyamorous people are entitled to the same relationship rights, privileges, and governmental Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-3686116843111662592024-10-31T18:56:00.173-04:002024-11-03T08:36:21.172-05:00Live poly speed dating onstage. Polylegal stars in the news. Kid from a polyfamily does an Ask Me Anything; media ensues. Control freaks + ideology = poly cultism. And more..._____________________________________________________
But first, Are you registered to vote? Have you been purged from the voter list? It happens. To see if you can still register, or to check your registration in time to make them
reinstate you, use the easy tool at vote.gov._____________________________________________________
Apologies for slowing down on these Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-54472522732562179682024-09-28T09:18:00.162-04:002024-10-15T12:48:47.785-04:00The first deep profile of Jessica Fern. Poly law activists run an op-ed manifesto. Churches, their poly members, and group agapé. New research. And more.
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But first, US citizens: Are you registered to vote? Have you been purged from the voter list without your knowledge? It happens. To register or to check your registration, go to vote.gov. Time grows late.
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● Jessica Fern, the polyamory Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-59852478378435501752024-08-31T13:08:00.429-04:002024-09-09T13:52:31.670-04:00"How Polyamory Became the New Normal" (it says). "Monogamy? In This Economy?" goes on tour. Smart symbiosexual unicorns. Best poly games. Baaad cops. And more.
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How Polyamory Became the New Normal
is the grabby title of a feature article in Canada's national newsmagazine,
Maclean's (September print issue; online Aug. 26). The cover line is more modest: "The Proliferation of Polyamorous Relationships."
The article consists of five profiles of Canadian polyfamilies and how they
got to be where they are, presented as Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-25193338522410943672024-07-28T19:08:00.039-04:002024-07-30T14:26:39.999-04:00That threesome hookup in the Olympics opening ceremonies. USA Today on babies in polyfamilies. Advice columns on babies in polyfamilies. And other poly in the news.
● If you watched the Olympics opening ceremonies with your polycule, I bet you
whooped at the unexpected. You weren't the only ones. For instance, in Us Weekly: Threesome Bit at Olympics Opening Ceremony: ‘Little Hot and Bothered’ (July 26)
...“We are transitioning from the Liberty portion, which got us a little hot
and bothered in the pouring rain,” [NBC Olympics Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-15778148895542159382024-07-19T13:39:00.186-04:002024-09-03T10:17:45.546-04:00Polyamory's maturing position in American life. "Why Gen Z are Ditching Monogamy" while others are hot for celibacy. Advice columns, doctor training, and other poly in the news.
First,
● Tonight (Friday July 19) through Sunday bring the final events for the Week of Visibility for Non-monogamy. The schedule of events, both virtual and in-person, worldwide.
Many of the 18 virtual events have already happened. Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-86467686691670534022024-07-03T09:00:00.032-04:002024-07-23T11:52:00.551-04:00Green flags to watch for in poly dating. The great poly/queer overlap. Co-living. And, a total heartwarmer.Pride Month has just passed. But not pride.● In USA Today: Polyamory seems more common among gay people than straight people. What’s
going on? (June 20).
Getty
Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-27518739101018800252024-06-22T14:25:00.279-04:002024-11-25T09:55:46.630-05:00Queer & poly animals rewrite "natural law." Research on why ENM succeeds. What an AI thinks we look like. Poly & psychedelics, new compersion book, more.___________________________
First, announcements:
♥ From OPEN: "The Open Workplaces Initiative is a project between OPEN and the Modern Family Institute to foster inclusive workplaces for
all family and relationship structures.
"We're thrilled to announce our new Open Workplaces Office Hours, held weekly on Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-64351216945988772012024-06-02T17:24:00.009-04:002024-06-19T08:42:36.756-04:00Finally, a genuinely poly movie coming (queer too). The last word on the "Challengers" movie. Six new fiction books for summer reading. The AARP gets it. And, many upcoming events.But first, four announcements:
♥ It's just six weeks to the annual
Week of Visibility for Non-Monogamy July 15 - 21. This ambitious project is inspired and coordinated by OPEN, the 2½-year-old Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy. Start your planning.Last
year's single Day of Visibility, the first, was a surprisingly large success. Thousands
of Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-60018411399374553662024-05-22T06:16:00.828-04:002024-05-24T11:02:14.909-04:00And another city! Berkeley just banned discrimination for "family or relationship structure"
Berkeley City Hall (City of Berkeley photo)
Last night Berkeley, California, prohibited landlords,
schools, businesses serving the public, city officials, or "any person or
agent or employee thereof" from discriminating "against an individual on the
basis of Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-73836847640500850802024-05-09T17:50:00.059-04:002024-05-23T08:54:15.403-04:00Berkeley poly-rights law nears passage. "Challengers" movie: poly or not, it's a thing. Book publishers hope polyamory is "the new bonkbuster." A ruling class fad? OPEN fires back. And more.●
Poly news of the week:
Berkeley, California, is now a short step away from
enacting protections against anti-poly discrimination — bigotry due to family or relationship structure — in housing, employment, and
other areas. The proposal adds "family and relationship structure" to the list of protected categories, alongside race, religion, national origin, and others. Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-21611253020652266552024-04-27T18:44:00.190-04:002024-04-29T09:54:33.361-04:00Are poly people annoying? Also, Oakland's new relationship non-discrimination law. A spate of open-marriage discovery books. And more.
First off: The big poly/ ENM/ alt-family news of the month (see last week's Another city! Oakland passes nondiscrimination law) finally got some mainstream media coverage. From KQED in San Francisco: Bay Area Cities Push to Legally Validate Polyamorous Families (April 25). Note the "cities" plural.And yes, life- and career-disrupting discrimination against us in housing and Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-14154108588156113422024-04-21T14:17:00.016-04:002024-04-27T12:44:58.928-04:00Another city! Oakland CA passes nondiscrimination law for poly/ ENM/ family & relationship structure
Oakland City HallFrom Brett Chamberlin, director of
OPEN, the Organization for
Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy:
Oakland, California just became the third US city to pass nondiscrimination
protections for non-monogamy and diverse family structures! It's the
first city on the US West Coast and the largest city yet to do so. This is yet
another exciting milestone for the Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436440.post-41171928127893379852024-04-19T16:33:00.029-04:002024-04-30T13:23:43.581-04:00A 20-person polycule have their say, at length, in the NY Times Magazine. For queer peeps "Is Monogamy Cool again?" And more.
Multilove amazement?
● Coming up in the New York Times Magazine this Sunday,
April 21: Lessons From a 20-Person Polycule (online April 15). It's a long, photo-rich series of interviews and
personal tales, which were clearly distilled way down to concentrate the Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008171792811719945noreply@blogger.com0