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 ..read more

Not much polyamory in the news lately with everything else going on. For a poly-informed take on the big picture and our place in it, scroll down and start at the Ukraine flag. The tl;dr: When autocrats try to overthrow your society,  do not show fear; fear is contagious. Courage is contagious too. Behave accordingly. Get the little handbook On ..read 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 ..read more

___________________________ 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 Alberto's recent memoir Entwined: Essays on Polyamory and Creating Home.Work on the 15-minute film is well under ..read more

● Relevant to the present moment: 5 Ways Non-Monogamous Values Counter Authoritarianism and Inspire Collective Well-Being. This is 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 ..read more

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 ..read 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 ..read more

_____________________________________________________ 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 check your registration, go to vote.gov. Time grows late. _____________________________________________________ ●  Jessica Fern, the polyamory ..read more

●  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 head is more modest: "The Proliferation of Polyamorous Relationships." The article is five profiles of Canadian polyfamilies and how they got to be where they are, presented as first-person ..read more

● 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 ..read more