The Ethical Slut

The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities (ISBN 1890159018) is a book about the practical aspects of polyamory. It was first published in 1997 by Greenery Press.

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Polyamory - 1997 - Greenery Press

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Written by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt (a pseudonym of Janet Hardy), it discusses how to live an active life with multiple concurrent sexual relationships in a fair and honest way, how to deal with the practical difficulties and opportunities in finding and keeping partners, maintaining relationships with others and strategies for personal growth. According to their principles, "a slut is a person of any gender who has the courage to lead life according to the radical proposition that sex is nice and pleasure is good for you."

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Dossie Easton - Pseudonym - Janet Hardy - Slut - Gender - Sex - Pleasure

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While there are other books on the topic, many practitioners of open relationships consider The Ethical Slut to be a crucial guidebook to putting their lifestyle into practice. It contains chapters discussing how open relationships are handled in different subcultures such as the gay and lesbian communities, information on handling scheduling, jealousy, communication, and conflict in relationships as well as diverse issues such as etiquette for group sexual encounters.

Related Topics:
Open relationships - Lifestyle - Gay - Lesbian - Jealousy - Group sexual

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