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Here's what I'm thankful for, and what I hope for, this Thanksgiving. Have a happy one, everybody.

Since the sad demise (almost) of Carnal Nation, my second article for them has been left in the lurch. I've decided to publish it as a 3-parter at Examiner.

"Polyamorists, who practice a form of open relationship that promotes full disclosure, gender equality, and multiple intimate partnerships, have long tried to distance themselves from their kissing cousins, patriarchal polygamists like the FLDS Church. But on November 22, a trial will begin in Canada that puts them on the same side of a constitutional legal challenge that will determine the criminality of both of their chosen lifestyles."

Continue reading Part 1...

I just finished a long screed in response to an article that Alan of Polyamory in the News alerted me to, in which a family therapist coins the term "new monogamy" to refer to couples who have affairs openly.

It was a little hard to figure out what was pissing me off so much about it until I got partway through the writing, but...well, you'll see.

Hope you enjoy it. Comments, there or here, very welcome.

Just my periodic update of what I've been doing over at my Examiner column:

Some people who dared to swing in China could face up to five years in jail. Oh well, at least it's better than the life sentence or death penalty that the charge of criminal licentiousness used to carry...

Part 2 of the feast or famine article: what to look at when you can't seem to get a date. (Part 1 is here.)

The importance and challenges of saying, and accepting, 'no' in poly contexts.

And this week's listings.

Here's part 2 of the article I began yesterday.

I figured this was relevant for the Examiner: isn't it my responsibility to talk about threats to our communities?

Enjoy.

My three articles from this week:

Monday's listings.

A look at some of the recent news about swinger discrimination around the country.

And a brief article on open relationships and happiness.

Hi, all,

As always, I'm hoping to increase my readership over at my Examiner column. I figure that one way of doing this is to read, link to, and comment on related blogs.

Do you have any blogs about poly, swinging, or other non-monogamy structures that you recommend - particularly ones that go beyond 101?

Thankye.

I wrote an article today about Thanksgiving with bio-family when you're poly. I'd love to hear stories from people with more direct experience of this.

I also, in my travels, found this hilarious answer to an advice question about coming out on Thanksgiving, written by the fabulous Felicia. Probably NSFW, for language. :)

Yeah, there are a lot of poly bi people. But not everyone who's poly is bi, and not everyone who's bi is poly.