New book! What is a Family?
Law and Regulation in a Transdisciplinary Context. Edited by Alice Margaria and Claire Fenton-Glynn.
What a family is through a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including law, psychology, economics, family science and history.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Great to see part 2 of @openloveorg.bsky.social 's Community Survey Report. This blog post it great.
www.open-love.org/blog/2025-co...
New To Non-monogamy Peer Support!
New to non-monogamy? We're here to foster understanding, share experiences, and provide a judgment-free environment where you can freely express yourself.
Tuesday, April 21, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET
RSVP: open-love.org/rsvp/peersup...
Non-monogamy Peer Support!
Find support, share experiences, & connect with others who understand the journey of non-monogamy in our welcoming peer community circles.
Tuesday, April 14, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET
RSVP: open-love.org/rsvp/peersup...
Community Organizers Support Circle!
Connect, share, & grow with fellow community leaders building inclusive spaces in non-monogamy, kink, & sex-positive communities.
Thursday, April 9 , 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET
RSVP: open-love.org/rsvp/organiz...
Monthly Advocacy Huddle!
Connect with other organizers advancing protections for diverse families & relationship structures. Share strategies, get support & move your campaign forward.
Wednesday April 8, 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET
RSVP: open-love.org/rsvp/advocac...
What's happening this month? Check out OPEN's online community spaces for APRIL 2026.
Let's build a strong movement for rights, acceptance, and resilient communities!
Get involved: www.open-love.org/join
Research shows that social support networks in the general population are shrinking.
Meanwhile, non-monogamous people are building resilient communities of care.
Graphic reading "90% have 2+ sources of moderate to strong instrumental or emotional support."
We show up for each other.
>90% of people reported 2+ sources of moderate to strong instrumental or emotional support... particularly from within their non-monogamous relationships and communities.
So what’s protecting us?
Despite widespread stigma, our well-being matches the general population. Something is making a difference.
The answer: each other!
Graphic reading "61% experienced stigma or discrimination." There is a line chart showing a negative correlation between average level of life satisfaction and number of instances of stigma and discrimination based on non-monogamy."
But stigma and discrimination still take a toll.
61% experienced stigma or discrimination – and more instances of discrimination are (unsurprisingly) linked to lower life satisfaction and self-esteem.
Graphic reading ">50% report high life satisfaction and self-esteem."
It turns out...
We're thriving!
>50% of people reported high life satisfaction and self-esteem – consistent with the general population
Graphic reading "OPEN 2025 Community Survey Part II"
This year, OPEN partnered with researcher Dr. Amy Moors to survey nearly 6,000 non-monogamous people from 65 countries about their real experiences.
Made possible with support from the Multiamory Podcast and Feeld.
Here's MORE of what we learned:
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We'd love to know #WhatPolyMeansToMe - please let us know by replying to this and sharing.
Thanks! 🙏
Event graphic with headline "LOVE(S) OUT LOUD" and subhead "Presents a smorgasbord of performances & fundraiser for relationship equity with Mx. Dahlia Belle." There is a headshot of Dahlia Belle, a black femme person with box braids wearing a red turtleneck. There is a box with additional text "April 25th 6pm to 10pm Woodlawn Hall, 7400 Woodlawn Ave. NE, Seattle, WA"
Join OPEN and SCFRE for LOVE(S) OUT LOUD, a non-monogamy variety show and fundraiser – April 25 in Seattle featuring comic Mx. Dahlia Belle
🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS: eventbrite.com/e/loves-out-...
💚 All proceeds support the movement for non-monogamy rights and acceptance.
LEAVE LINDY WEST ALONE!!!
Image of the book cover for “Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together” by Dean Spade.
Join the next meeting of OPEN's quarterly Book Club where we'll be discussing "Love in a F*cked-Up World" by
@deanspade.bsky.social.
🔗 RSVP and get your copy at open-love.org/rsvp/bookclub!
This is as stupid as saying "vegetarianism isn't progressive. Eating human flesh doesn't make you enlightened."
Words cannot describe how stupid this @wsj.com headline is. Polyamory DEFINITIONALLY is NOT cheating. How this made it past the editors is beyond me.
It would be wonderful if polyamorous relationships were legally recognized. I have two partners. But only my wife has legal rights. I would need an attorney draft several documents to give my other partner the rights a marriage license gives my wife. And insurance still won't recognize her at all.
🤣🤣🤣
LA Times: People in polyamorous relationships fight shame, demand legal protections
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Let's keep this momentum going!
Get involved with the movement for rights and acceptance – JOIN US!
www.open-love.org/join
Next stop... @CityofSeattle, WA?
Listen to our parters at the Seattle Coalition for Family and Relationship Equity discussing the push to bring these protections to Seattle!
www.kuow.org/stories/the-...
An aerial photograph of downtown Portland, OR
BREAKING: Portland, Oregon just became the largest city in the US to pass non-discrimination protections for non-monogamous families and relationships!
I'm polyamorous and my 2 partners and I live with our kids. Here's how we navigate coparenting together.
🔗: www.businessinsider.com/how-polyamor...
Next up: Seattle, San Francisco, Sacramento, Eugene, Tacoma, Detroit, Providence, and more. We're just getting started!
💖 Support our work to help us maintain the momentum: www.open-love.org/donate
Oh, and The New York Times just covered this progress.
We're not a lifestyle curiosity anymore. This is a real, growing political movement!
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...
US map with the following cities marked: Cambridge, MA; Somerville, MA; West Hollywood, CA; Berkeley, CA; Oakland, CA; Astoria, OR; Portland, OR; Olympia, WA.
Three years ago, ZERO cities had these protections.
By the end of this month, that number will have grown to EIGHT cities across FOUR states!