Polyamory

Polyamory is the practice or lifestyle of being part of more than one long-term, intimate, and (usually but not necessarily) sexual loving relationship at the same time, with the full knowledge and consent of all partners involved. Persons who consider themselves emotionally suited to such relationships may define themselves as polyamorous, often abbreviated to poly.

External links

• polyamory.org, the official homepage of the alt.polyamory newsgroup
• Polyamory page at Sexuality.org
• PolyMatchMaker.com, one of the largest online personals sites for poly people
• Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality: Polyamory
• Monogamy's Law: Compulsory Monogamy and Polyamorous Existence by Elizabeth F. Emens
• All right, so what is "polyamory"? by Franklin Veaux
• Loving More magazine - Issue 31 (Fall 2002), pp. 8-13 has a six-page article entitled "Polyparents: Having Children, Raising Children, Schooling Children", by Dr. Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Senior Lecturer in Social Diversity in Health and Education, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia. The article ends with a list of eighteen references on this subject.
• Planet Waves: Poly is political
• PolyFamilies: Polyamory for the Practical
• Polyamory-Friendly Professionals
• What Psychology Professionals Should Know About Polyamory
• A Phenomenology of Polyamorous Persons
• Polyamorous Percolations - An Online Community for Expanded Families
• Unitarian Universalists for Polyamory Awareness
• National Coalition for Sexual Freedom Polyamory Sound Bites, includes some data on frequency of nonmonogamy and psychiatric health of the polyamorous
• Morning Glory Zell's "A Bouquet of Lovers"

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