Polyamory isn’t monogamy and it isn’t swinging, it’s being open to having loving relationships with different people of different sexes at the same time, and in that way learning to love yourself, too The Guardian by Elf Lyons I have never enjoyed typical monogamy. It makes me think of dowries and …
BBC News By Jasmine Taylor-Coleman A so-called “throuple” in Colombia have been hailed as having the first legal union between three men in the world. So will we see three-way marriages in the future? “Victor tells the bad jokes,” says Manuel. “Very bad,” agrees his partner Alejandro. “I tell the …
USA Today by Maeve McDermott No, this isn’t the trailer for the Wonder Woman sequel. Instead of taking place in the same DC Extended Universe as Wonder Woman’s smash-hit film adaptation earlier this year, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women is a biopic that tells the story of Professor …
Psychology Today by Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D. The so-called “standard” type of relationship in which both partners in a couple are monogamous doesn’t work for everyone. In some of these alternative relationships, one partner may engage in sexual activities outside of the couple but not let the other partner know. …
Dallas Observer BY PAIGE SKINNER During Marla Stewart’s presentation of “Being Black, Poly and Kinky: Navigating Power, Equity and Anarchy in Alternative Relationship Modalities,” she encouraged members of the audience to think about their polyamorous relationships. The lecture was just one part of the third annual, three-day PolyDallas Millennium this …
Dallas Voice by Tammye Nash Dallas businessman Jeffery Payne on Friday, July 14, announced that he is running for governor of Texas, challenging Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, who he characterizes as a “disaster for Texans” and a governor who “offers nothing in the way of new ideas.” “Texas needs a …
The kink community isn’t thrilled about the deluge of new apps that lower the bar for entry. VICE ByMARK HAYandLARRY FITZMAURICE inkD is an app promising to help users “fulfill their golden shower fantasies.” Essentially Tinder for kinky folk, the app’s developers see their creation as an innovative platform for …
It’s a win-win all around. Inverse By Tanya Basu Historically, polyamory has been seen as a surefire sign of a failing relationship: If your partner is sleeping with others, even with your permission, your relationship is fizzling towards its demise. If you couldn’t satisfy your partner, your relationship was doomed. …
Anti-polyamorous prejudice and discrimination. Psychology Today by Elisabeth A. Sheff, Ph.D., CASA, CSE Prejudice is making judgements about a specific kind of person based on stereotypes, assumptions, and incomplete or actively faulty information. Usually the person being judged is part of an assumed-homogeneous mass of others who are different in …
Missoulian by Jayme Fraser For the first time in decades, Montana made comprehensive updates to its sexual assault law, drawing Gov. Steve Bullock, Attorney General Tim Fox, several legislators and advocates to Missoula for a signing ceremony. “Most of these laws were passed in the 1970s when we had …
