In Portland, Oregon – one of America’s most sexually tolerant cities – it seems you can’t throw a stone without finding a consensual non-monogamous relationship The Guardian by Melanie Sevcenko hen Franklin Veaux was 10 years old, his elementary school English teacher read his class a story about a princess …
Mashable BY ARIEL BOGLE When Google Calendar launched in 2006, breaking down the boundaries of monogamy was probably not the first objective of its engineers. Polyamory, where people have more than one romantic partner with everyone’s knowledge and consent, has particularly benefited from platforms like Google Calendar and Google Keep. …
Adventures in non-monogamy. Esquire BY SIMON KOWELL A few weeks ago, Diana—not my girlfriend’s real name—mentioned that a friend had just quit a high-profile gig at a high-profile restaurant to embark on a new career. “She’s dancing at Saint Venus Theater now,” Diana informed me. “Oh, nice,” I said. “Is …
Glamour By Suzannah Weiss When she was a journalist, Olivia Troy decided to write a story on men who liked being sexually dominated. She accepted an apprenticeship with a professional dominatrix—and became hooked on the rush of power and uncensored sexuality. Now, after having spent several years as a dominatrix …
Broadly by Sophie Saint Thomas In polyandry—the gender-swapped version of polygamy—women have multiple male partners. We spoke to several women in polyandrous relationships to find out what it’s like. Many women may casually date multiple guys, but some modern-day women are practicing polyandry: having multiple husbands (or, in a contemporary, …
Fusion By Taryn Hillin From an early age we’re taught that “happily ever after” means falling in love, getting married, and staying with that one person forever and ever. But thanks to modern medicine, ‘til death do us part can mean shacking up with the same man or woman for …
Misty Plowright is the first transgender nominee of a major party for the US House of Representatives – win or lose, she’s changing perceptions The Guardian by Maria L La Ganga isty Plowright believes she will live long enough to see people like herself run for public office and only …
Psychology Today by Elizabeth Sheff In most polyamorous communities in the United States, the majority of the community members are either bisexual (especially the women) or heterosexual (especially the men). Both in person and online, mainstream polyamorous communities have a marked lack of people in exclusively same-sex relationships. I do …
Bloomberg By Noah Feldman Is the military’s law making adultery a crime unconstitutional? So says a colonel who’s been charged with violating it. His motives aren’t great — he’s trying to deflect attention from more serious charges, including rape. But he may be right. The law arguably discriminates by criminalizing …
Huffington Post by Sandra LaMorgese Ph.D. Meditation makes most Americans think of a Middle Eastern Indian or Tibetan Monk sitting in a lotus position at a monastery in the middle of nowhere, remaining still for many long, agonizing hours in their silent search for enlightenment. Most of us, however, have …
