Love Outside the Box

Progress! Rights and protections in place for people in polyamorous, open, CNM, and other diverse relationship structures — first time on the West Coast! Thanks to everyone who has worked so hard to make this happen!

And great to see some of you, my East Bay friends, many for the first time in person in four years. A lot has changed, but we are still here, and progress is happening. Here’s to the next phase of rights and recognition! Because no matter who or how many you love, Love is ALWAYS ok!
—Dawn

We are about to start the Pride Center Polyamory Peer Power meeting. Tonight we are showing and discussing a recorded interview with Lola Phoenix, author of The Anxious Person's Guide to Polyamory! Not too late to join us!

You'll need to have your own link to Zoom:

https://tinyurl.com/smcpc-polyampower

You can find more information on Meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/bay-area-polyamory-collective/events/wxpqssydcnbhb/

Best wishes!

Dawn
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Topic: An interview with Lola Phoenix, author of The Anxious Person’s Guide to Non-Monogamy: Your Guide to Open Relationships, Polyamory and Letting Go

Embarking on a non-monogamous relationship can be a daunting experience, opening old wounds that cause anxiety, fear and confusion, something Lola Phoenix knows all too well.

Paula spent time talking with Lola about her book, The Anxious Person’s Guide to Non-Monogamy: Your Guide to Open Relationships, Polyamory and Letting Go. Join us as we watch clips from the video and discuss topics from her book, such as finding your anchor (hint: it is not a person), managing your emotions, community and more.

Lola Phoenix is an American born writer living in Stockholm, working within digital marketing while trying to find an agent to represent their science fiction work. They have recently published The Anxious Person’s Guide to Non-Monogamy with Jessica Kingsley Publishers and have a small novella on Kindle available called Checkmate (though they edited it themselves and they confess editing is not their strong suit).

Before living in Stockholm, Lola spent 12 years living in London and working as a LGBTQ youth worker and volunteering for various LGBTQ charities and causes. And before that they grew up in multiple states in the United States, and was the first person in their family to attend university. Lola also produces a weekly advice column and podcast called Non-Monogamy Help.

You can find Lola on their website nonmonogamyhelp.com, on Twitter , and on Instagram .

October 5, 2022 7:00 - 8:30 pt

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://tinyurl.com/smcpc-polyampower

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link and information about joining the meeting. Each computer/device will need their own registration. It's ok to have more than one person on a single screen/Zoom account. Keep your link! You can use it for future months.

The San Mateo County Pride Center is open to all, including LGBTQ, polyamorous, monogamous, monogamish, open, RA, poly-friendly, q***r allies, as well as people from any background, race, gender or sexual identification, religion, political affiliation, and length of hair (or lack thereof!). If you are interested and respectful of diversity, we're happy to have you join us!

In order to support the Center, we are asking for a voluntary donation of $10-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds. Thanks for helping us to keep the Center open and accessible to as many as possible! You may make donations via the main Pride Center Website: https://sanmateopride.org/donations/

Add a note indicating that you are donating as part of attending the Polyamory Peer Power group.

Dawn & Paula and the Pride Center staff.

Questions? write to Lowellyn Sunga (she/they):([email protected])

NOTICES:

*Event is announced in multiple places; RSVP numbers here are NOT accurate!

*Our events will continue to be ONLINE until further notice.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Polyamory Peer Power (18+). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. The Polyamory Peer Power group is a social and discussion group for polyamorous / open / RA / poly-friendly / poly-curious / etc. folks (18+). This free, drop-in, peer-led social group meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 7:00pm until 8:30pm. It is open to all polyam/open/etc. people ages....

Hey friends! My friend Roberta Gonzales-Gregg facilitates this group (on Zoom) for q***r women 55+. They are meeting on Fridays from 3-4pm PST. Check out the link! Roberta is great, and I’ve really enjoyed working, volunteering, and hanging out with her over the past few years!

Are you an LGBTQ+ Woman 55+? Every Friday from 3-4 PM, our partners at Peninsula Family Service host a Zoom space where LGBTQ+ Women 55+ can connect and build connections! Roberta Gonzalez Gregg facilitates this weekly group.

Please contact Michele at [email protected] to RSVP.

Tomorrow's topic for the Polyamory Peer Power meeting (online) is Metamours! (That's your partner's other partner/s.) Learn and share with folks from the San Mateo County Pride Center and beyond. Read more about the details below, including how to register. (By the way, if you tried to register today (11/2) after about 12 noon PDT and couldn't, try again; the glitch has been fixed!)

Hope you can join us!
PS: We -- Paula and Dawn -- read this super interesting paper in preparation for this meeting, all about metamours throughout history:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-01926-9
If you want the full text of the article, come to the meeting, and we might be able to put you in touch with the authors so you don't have to pay the $40.

TOMORROW! Join our monthly Polyamory Peer Power Group (18+)

November topic: Metamours!

What’s a metamour? That’s your partner’s other partner/s. How do you interact? Do you “have to be friends” with all your metamours? What’s the best way — and the best time — to introduce one metamour to another? What if they don’t get along? We will talk about these issues and more at our next meeting!

Come share your experiences and ideas with others, and learn from them in return. Get to know other poly/open/etc people in San Mateo County!

REMINDER: This is a social and discussion group for polyamorous/open/RA/poly-friendly/poly-curious/etc folks (18+) in San Mateo County (and beyond). This group has an LGBTQ+ focus. Monogamous people and allies are also welcome. As long as you are open-minded and respectful, we are happy to have you.

Please register using this link: https://tinyurl.com/smcpc-polyampower (linked in bio)

Please reach out to [email protected] if you need support or have questions

Hey folks! It's almost time for the Polyamory Peer Power meeting with the San Mateo County Pride Center! This is a social and discussion group for polyamorous/open/RA/poly-friendly/poly-curious/etc folks (18+) in San Mateo County (and beyond).

TONIGHT, Wed 1/6/21, we'll be talking about relationship endings.

In polyamory, we talk a lot about how there's more opportunity for love, which is true. The flip side of the coin is that there's also more opportunity for endings. Last year we talked specifically about breakups, which is one form of relationship ending. But relationships can end for other reasons, some permanent. What happens to you when your partner dies, for instance? What do you say to others that you know? Do you talk about it? Not talk about it? How do you react when people say well-meaning but insensitive things, like "at least you still have your other partner/s"? Do you find yourself saying that TO yourself? How do you mourn a relationship that the rest of the world doesn't even recognize, whether it's "just a breakup," or something more permanent?

I (Dawn) will leading this discussion myself tonight. I hadn't gotten around to choosing a discussion topic in large part because I lost someone in my polyamory network a couple of weeks ago. I know there are others who are regular attendees who have also lost friends, lovers, partners, and family members. So let's support each other tonight. Bring your thoughts and ideas, along with your empathy and sympathy for one another.

Come share your experiences and ideas with others, and learn from them in return. Get to know other poly/open/etc people in San Mateo County and beyond.

REMINDER: This is a social and discussion group for polyamorous/open/RA/poly-friendly/poly-curious/etc folks (18+) in San Mateo County (and beyond). This group has an LGBTQ+ focus. Monogamous people and allies are also welcome. As long as you are open-minded and respectful, we are happy to have you.

REGISTRATION:
If you haven't registered yet, please do so at the following link! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vJ0rdumsqz8rcprr20Pj9TEquNMI6s13Gw

You need to REGISTER in ADVANCE! You only need to register for this group once; if you have registered before, the same link will work for this month’s call.
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MORE INFO:
*The San Mateo County Pride Center is open to all, including LGBTQ, polyamorous, monogamous, monogamish, open, RA, poly-friendly, q***r allies, as well as people from any background, race, gender or sexual identification, religion, political affiliation, and length of hair (or lack thereof!). If you are interested and respectful of diversity, we're happy to have you join us!

*In order to support the Center, we are now asking for a voluntary donation of $10-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds. Thanks for helping us to keep the Center open and accessible to as many as possible!

During SIP, you may make donations via the main Pride Center Website

This event is announced in multiple places; RSVP numbers here are NOT accurate!

https://www.meetup.com/bay-area-polyamory-collective/events/275164133/

ONLINE: LGBTQ and Polyamory Peer Power group (San Mateo) Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 7:00 PM: Hey folks! It's almost time for the Polyamory Peer Power meeting with the San Mateo County Pride Center! This is a social and discussion group for polyamorous/open/RA/poly-f

Hey folks! We're starting the Polyamory Peer Power meeting now (https://www.meetup.com/bay-area-polyamory-collective/events/lztqvrybcqbdb/, with special guest speaker Beautiful Existence, speaking on sologamy. What's that? Join us and find out!
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vJ0rdumsqz8rcprr20Pj9TEquNMI6s13Gw

ONLINE: LGBTQ and Polyamory Peer Power group (San Mateo) Wed, Dec 2, 2020, 7:00 PM: Hey folks! It's almost time for the Polyamory Peer Power meeting with the San Mateo County Pride Center!NEXT MEETING:Dec 2, 7 - 8:30pm Pacific timeOnline via Zoom. Register

DECEMBER POLYAMORY PEER POWER TOPIC: Sologamy

What's "sologamy"? What does it share with "solo polyamory," and how does it differ? What wisdom can sologamy share with polyamory/RA/Open Relationships/etc?

Find out by attending our next Polyamory Peer Power meeting, with guest speaker, Beautiful Existence!

Dec 2, 7 - 8:30pm Pacific time, Online

RSVP and FIND OUT MORE here:
https://www.meetup.com/Polyamory-Peer-Power/events/vhbpzrybcqbdb/

Online via Zoom. Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vJ0rdumsqz8rcprr20Pj9TEquNMI6s13Gw

Beautiful Existence has authored a book on sologamy, available as a Kindle book from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Existence/e/B08B9HL811%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Beautiful Existence is also a q***r poet finishing up a P.h.D. in poetry with a 4-part LGBTQ Epic poetry series.

Of sologamy, Beautiful Existence says:
"[T]his one commitment [...] gifted me true Universal wisdom... that love is everywhere, and accessible to all, and at any time, and all you have to do is be it."

Sounds pretty sweet to me! I hope you'll join us on December 2 at 7pm Pacific to hear more!

Dawn, and the SMCPC Staff

Hey folks! Reminder of TONIGHT's EBPP Online Polyamory Discussion, starting at 7:30pm *Pacific time* on Zoom. Jay Wiseman will be presenting on Chapman's Apology Languages. RSVP and get more details here: RSVP in Meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Poly-Collective/events/lglksrybcnbbc

PS: Don't believe it if FB says it's at 7:30pm CDT. 7:30 pm PACIFIC time is correct. Can't seem to figure out how to get the new "improved" FB to correct this!

Apology Languages at East Bay Poly Discussion Group ONLINE Tue, Oct 20, 2020, 7:30 PM: Tues Oct 20th at the EBPP:Jay Wiseman presents on Apology LanguagesMany folks are familiar with Chapman's 5 Languages of Love, a great tool to help you hear and express lov

Just a reminder that tonight's Polyamory Peer Power meeting is cancelled, due to a conflict with another event. Please consider attending our Reclaim the Vote (virtual) Postcards Party instead, TONIGHT, Oct 7 at 7pm:
https://fb.me/e/475qhJWOV

Polyamory Peer Power will return on Wed Nov 4th at 7pm as scheduled: https://www.meetup.com/Polyamory-Peer-Power/events/hhgdxrybcpbgb/

Also, If you are looking for a polyamory meeting before then, you might want to join us at the EBPP/DG on Tues Oct 20th, when Jay Wiseman is presenting on Apology Languages:
https://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Poly-Collective/events/lglksrybcnbbc/

Polyamory Peer Power Social Group Wed, Nov 4, 2020, 7:00 PM: Hey folks! It's almost time for the Polyamory Peer Power meeting with the San Mateo County Pride Center! This is a social and discussion group for polyamorous/open/RA/poly-f

Hey folks! Please note that the Polyamory Peer Power meeting in October is cancelled, due to a conflict with another event. Please consider attending our Reclaim the Vote (virtual) Postcards Party instead, on Oct 7 at 7pm:
https://fb.me/e/475qhJWOV

Polyamory Peer Power will return on Wed Nov 4th at 7pm as scheduled: https://www.meetup.com/Polyamory-Peer-Power/events/hhgdxrybcpbgb/

Remember, it is absolutely crucial that EVERYONE VOTES in this election! If you are feeling like your voice has been silenced, this is your chance to make your voice heard. Even if you feel like "it doesn't matter in CA anyway", you can send postcards to people in swing states where it definitely DOES matter.
Still not sure why you should vote? Here's an article from GLAAD about why LGBTQ+ folks -- even those of us in "blue states" -- should vote:
https://www.glaad.org/amp/lgbtq-people-need-to-vote-in-blue-states
It was written in 2018, but it's even more true and important now!

There's still time to register, too. The deadline for online registration in CA is Oct 19th: https://registertovote.ca.gov/ But register ASAP, especially if you want your materials mailed to you!

Hope to see you online at the Postcards party on Oct 7th!

Dawn and the staff of the San Mateo County Pride Center
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Our monthly Polyamory Peer Power meeting happens online on the first Wednesday at 7 - 8:30pm Pacific time.
Polyamory Peer Power will return on Wed Nov 4th at 7pm as scheduled: https://www.meetup.com/Polyamory-Peer-Power/events/hhgdxrybcpbgb/
Topic TBA.

Polyamory Peer Power Social Group Wed, Nov 4, 2020, 7:00 PM: Hey folks! It's almost time for the Polyamory Peer Power meeting with the San Mateo County Pride Center! This is a social and discussion group for polyamorous/open/RA/poly-f

Sadly though unsurprisingly, Loving More Non-Profit has had to cancel all of their big summer and fall events. Read more about what’s happening, and a message from director Robyn Trask in the link below.

One thing they are continuing, however, is a bi-monthly online group. Find out more about that group by joining the loving More Meetup:

http://report.mnb.email/t.js?s=5f208e4d2ffa9c1b5b20f215&u=43221500&v=3&key=9785&skey=032b7599d9&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2FLoving-More-Nonprofit-Polyamory-Meetup-Group

And last but not least, Loving More is small business, and as with so many such businesses, they could use your support. If you are able to donate, whether once or as an ongoing member, they would happily receive your support. No worries if you can’t. Give only until it feels good!

http://report.mnb.email/t.js?s=5f208e4d2ffa9c1b5b20f215&u=43221482&v=3&key=be2d&skey=032b7599d9&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lovingmorenonprofit.org%2Fwhydonate%2Fbecome-a-member%2F%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3DMyNewsletterBuilder%26utm_content%3D%23subscriber_id%23%26utm_campaign%3DLoving%2BMore%2BEvents%2Band%2BCovid-19%2B1414638658%26utm_term%3DSupport%2BLoving%2BMore%2Bby%2BBecome%2Ba%2BDonating%2BMember%2BToday

Loving More Events and Covid-19 Loving More

Join us for a reading by Koe Creation TONIGHT! 7pm.
https://www.meetup.com/Polyamory-Peer-Power/events/271119991/

SPECIAL EVENT!
Thursday, June 11, 7 - 8 pm

Join us on Zoom for a reading by
Koe Creation (they/them/theirs)
of
This Heart Holds Many: My Life as the Nonbinary Millennial Child of a Polyamorous Family

Many of us were asked by our mother to do the dishes as children. Perhaps some of us would need to be asked more than once. Koe Creation was the type who’d get asked three times, by three different mothers. Crowded parent-teacher conferences, q***r youth summer camp, and parental adoptions over potluck dinner were typical of Koe’s upbringing in a q***r, polyamorous family. Taught from young age to embrace sex-positivity and LGBT acceptance, Koe had an experience of “family values” that differs wildly from many raised in conservative North America. Still: all families know conflict and all hearts know struggle, no matter how loved.

Though a poster child for the alternative Seattle community, Koe yearned for a realization of theirself beyond the “shadow of their tribe.” This drive for a singular identity led Koe to leave the alt-Seattle scene to find the self that no one person or family could make for them. This Heart Holds Many is a testament of transformative, communal love, as told by an educator and life-long learner who has dedicated their life to helping others grasp their extraordinary love.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE: (You'll get a link you can use right away!)
https://smcgov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wb2ljOP5SYGs_90qwfaV1Q

Find out about the other authors in the Q***r Author series, which is sponsored by The Foundation for San Mateo County Libraries:
https://www.smcpridecelebration.com/q***r-author-series

Find out about all the amazing events during Rainbow Vision, the 8th Annual San Mateo County Pride Celebration-- this time, all virtual!
https://www.smcpridecelebration.com/

This Heart Holds Many - A Reading with Koe Creation Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 7:00 PM: SPECIAL EVENT!Thursday, June 11, 7 - 8 pmJoin us on Zoom for a reading byKoe Creation (they/them/theirs)ofThis Heart Holds Many: My Life as the Nonbinary Millennial Child o

NOTICE: THE MAY EBPP/DG is CANCELLED.

Due to many overlapping occurrences*, we've needed to cancel the May "East Bay" Poly Discussion Group. Apologies for the late notice.

For other online polyamory discussions, check out:

Polyamory Peer Power Social Group -- ONLINE!
(LGBTQ+ focus; Allies welcome)
https://www.meetup.com/Polyamory-Peer-Power/events/rrhvrrybcjbfb/
NEXT Meeting June 3, 7-8:30pm
Scheduled for 1st Wednesdays

ONLINE [EASTBAY]: PolyConscious Group Share Circle
https://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Poly-Collective/events/rhtrrrybcjbkb/
NEXT Meeting June 7th, 4-7pm ("doors" close by 4:15)
Scheduled for 1st and 3rd Sundays till SIP is ended.

Right now, I [Dawn] expect that we will be back online next month for the June 16th EBPP/DG. That said, if Tom isn't feeling well and I'm in the middle of moving, I might not be able. Volunteers to help co-facilitate or co-host are welcome, whether for next month only, or on an ongoing basis.

Contact me at [email protected] with any suggestions or questions.

Thanks, and I hope to see you at a future online (or in-person) meeting!

Dawn (& Tom)

*Some of the Reasons we decided to cancel this month, in case you want to know:

1) Kathy Labriola and Marie Thouin, scheduled to do a presentation on Compersion, prefer to do it in person. So that presentation is delayed until further notice.

2) Tom Schnetlage, co-facilitator for the EBPPs, is ill. No it's not COVID-19, but he doesn't have much energy for hosting or posting and probably won't for the foreseeable future. You can write to him at [email protected], but understand that he may not answer right away.

3) Dawn Davidson, co-facilitator for the EBPPs, is house-hunting in San Mateo county, with a possible departure of "as soon as possible on May 29 or thereafter." Currently househunting for a 2BR place, under $3k/mo (preferably closer to $2500/mo, though that's unlikely...), within 10 miles of San Mateo County Pride Center (1021 S El Camino Real). I may also be open to a room in a house, with the right people, no more than $1500/mo, preferably including utilities. Contact me at [email protected] with any suggestions or questions. I am not presently looking in the East Bay, thanks (that may change, but since I don't want to commute across the Bay for a 1/2 time job, I prefer to stay close to the Pride Center at this time).

For all of you. You matter. I see you.

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility to you from your family at the Pride Center. Although we are physically distant, we're holding you closer than ever. You are magnificent and we are celebrating you today and always. We love you!

Happy Pi Day, everyone!

And of course, Loving More Non-Profit is also a great place for folks to put funding. Your dollars here will support Poly Living events in Philly and Denver, various official chapters of Loving More around the country, finding good people to appear in media opportunities, and much, much more. Thanks for considering them in your thoughts!

Giving Tuesday - Support Polyamory & Ethical Non-Monogamy!! Loving More

Hi folks -- this is the wonderful San Mateo County Pride Center, where I've been hosting the Polyamory Peer Power meetings for the last year and a half. They do awesome work. If you're looking for somewhere to put GivingTuesday funds, I offer this as a great option.
https://starvista.liveimpact.org/fundraiser/li/8032/D/131511

Funds here will support the Center in doing its work to support the LGBTQ+ Community through great events and services like the recent , the various support groups, Gender and Name Change Workshops, the new emergency food pantry (thanks, Many Journeys MCC for your support on this!), and many many more. Thank you for your support of this first-ever Pride Center in San Mateo County!

Hi everyone! Don’t forget to support the San Mateo County Pride Center this . Please help us meet our goal of $1000. follow the link in our homepage to make a contribution💖
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Wow! Per Mary Mactavish: "Gay, 19, last-minute write-in campaign, in Maine. Pretty damned impressive."

A Gay 19-Year-Old Was Just Elected to His Town's City Council Keagan Roberts is now one of the youngest elected officials in the entire country.

Did you ever want to go to a prom in all of your q***r/alternative/polyamorous/etc fabulousness? Now's your chance! Join us this weekend on Sat 9/14 at Three Craft Kitchen in San Mateo for "Somewhere Over The Rainbow: A Peninsula MasQ***rade"! Read more about it in the post below!

Prom Dresses Through the Years: An Evolution From tulle skirts to day-glo gowns, and everything in-between.

Who'll be at SF Pride tomorrow? I will!
Also: Black&Poly is hosting "Poly Pride at SF Pride!" there.
Check comments below for deets on both!
https://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Poly-Collective/events/262744379/

Conversion therapy provider must dissolve, pay millions, judge rules

Wow. About time. Enough of this nonsense of torturing people for who they are.

nbcnews.com After a jury found the group Jonah guilty of “unconscionable commercial practices” in 2015, its offices reopened under a new name.

We’ve Always Been Here: Honoring Bisexual History, Imagining Bisexual Futures

In honor of our upcoming Pride month: here's a bit of history. Bisexual trans folks are at the heart of Pride March history!

Also, these days they'd likely ID as pansexual, given all the progress in recent years dismantling binary assumptions of gender. But at the time, all we had to represent the space was the word bisexual. And even this much got erased!

So while we are all out in the sunshine this month, waving flags and wearing rainbows, let's take a moment to remember that "q***r" is a big umbrella, which has ALWAYS included our bisexual and transgendered siblings of any gender!

Thanks for being in this QUILTBAG with me, friends!

autostraddle.com Historical texts often subsume bisexual activists into the Gay movement or ignore their contributions altogether. Recognizing the historical work of bisexual activists and movements is key to our c…

Sociological Analysis of Three Veaux Survivor Narratives

Ok, here's a link to Eli Sheff's analysis:

https://elisabethsheff.com/2019/05/29/sociological-analysis-of-three-veaux-survivor-narratives/

I think it's important to note that while Sheff does express some reservations, especially about the methodology of collecting the information, she nonetheless has several strong and unambiguous recommendations for Franklin. To wit:

"1. Take it seriously/Do the work: Franklin should carefully digest this document with a trauma-informed therapist who can help Franklin deal with his own post-abuse trauma so that he can recognize the validity of why these women could actually be traumatized by the way he treated them. Franklin, even if you have not trusted this process or have all sorts of objections come up in your mind as you read the material, you need to set that aside right now and listen deeply to what these women are saying so that you can take responsibility for your impact on their lives. They are making valid points and you need to attend to what they are saying instead of dismissing it like you might want to."

Sheff reiterates that these are HER recommendations. She hasn't been able
To get ahold of most of the rest of Franklin's pod, so they should not -- or not yet -- be construed as recommendations from his pod.

Gotta run, so I can't respond for a while.

elisabethsheff.com For several months now I have been a member of Franklin Veaux’s accountability pod, designated to help Franklin through the process of dealing with the allegations of abuse. As part of my ser…

PN: LGBTQ and Polyamory Peer Power group (San Mateo)

Join us on 4/11/19 for our usual potluck and a lively discussion about the intersection of poly/open relationships and children. What special issues come up around being poly/open when children are involved? What protections exist -- or don't! -- for polyamorous families, or their children? Let's share our experiences, tips, cautionary tales, hopes & fears.

RSVP via Meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Poly-Collective/events/vxrgnqyzgbpb/

Hope to see YOU there on Thurs 4/11!

meetup.com Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 6:30 PM: NOTE: Event is announced in multiple places; RSVP numbers here are NOT accurate!This month's topic, as brainstormed by past attendees:Polyamory and Parenting.Join us on 4/1

I'm so excited to be a part of Sumati Sparks' upcoming FREE online event: Successful Open Relationships & Polyamory: Experts Reveal How to Add More Love, Passion & Joy to Your Life!

The event starts TUESDAY 2/19, and includes interviews with so many awesome people, including, Yoseñio V. Lewis, Marcia Baczynski, "The Consent King" Zach Budd, and just confirmed, Eve Rickert, co-author of More Than Two! Be sure to catch my own interview on Tuesday 2/26 (same day as Eve's!).

Interested? Sign up for FREE via my link: https://successfulpolyamory.com/DDavidson

Borrowed via the awesome Marcia Baczynski. Check out these 12 great ways to say NO gracefully!

Do you have a hard time saying no to people?
Here are 12 Ways to Say No Gracefully

Representation Matters

Indeed. It's one of the reasons I am so thrilled to be working with Andres Loyola in our Polyamory Peer Power group at the San Mateo County Pride Center: she's a young, Q***r, trans POC -- most things I am not! Our separate experiences, when brought together, create SOOOO much more representation of the many ways of living a polyamorous life. I wish the media would get better at finding diversity when it's literally right there. We are at least starting to talk about it, but it's such slow going.

blackandpoly.org When you talk to white middle class polyamorists, you get the viewpoint of white middle class polyamorists. Olivia Goldhill recently wrote about polyamory and whether it is a political movement. Wh…

East Bay Poly Potluck and Discussion Group

Join us in Berkeley for a Sexy Holidays theme at the East Bay Polyamory Potluck & Discussion!Hope to see YOU tonight!

Details, and to RSVP: see Meetup:

https://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Poly-Collective/events/shrcwpyxqbxb/

meetup.com Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 6:30 PM: This month's event will have a dual holiday theme:First, we'll let people discuss their plans, tricks and dilemmas in handling poly relationships vis-a-vis the year end hol

Hey folks! Come to the Pride Center NOW -- 11am 10/15!
We have snacks! We're about to start talking about how to get Sexy At Any Age -- what do we need to do to be safe, keep our lover/s safe, and have fun in the process! Let's talk! We'll be here till noon at least. :D

Hey folks! Come to the Pride Center NOW -- 11am Monday 10/15! We have snacks! We're about to start talking about how to get Sexy At Any Age -- what do we need to do to be safe, keep our lover/s safe, and have fun in the process! Let's talk! We'll be here till noon at least. :D