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501c3 nonprofit organization working to advance rights and acceptance for non-monogamous families and relationships of all varieties.
Polyamory advocates fight for anti-discrimination laws in Olympia and Seattle: A new Queer civil rights movement emerges
www.sgn.org/story/162609...
We correct the record on nondiscrimination protections for "family and relationship structure" in Olympia, WA.
20.01.2026 18:55 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Beyond polyamorous folks, this would also protect divorced and single parents, people with live-in extended families, and found family of all sorts, and provide an additional layer of protection for gay and trans couples.
It reflects and protects the diversity of ways that human lives grow together.
⚠️ WARNING: WOKE THROUPLES in BOWTIES are coming for YOUR nuclear family! ⚠️
16.01.2026 19:26 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🚨 BREAKING: Olympia, WA is poised to be the first city in Washington – and fifth in the US – to pass non-discrimination protections for non-monogamous people!
www.theolympian.com/news/local/a...
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14.01.2026 19:51 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0The @latimes calls "Saying Yes" "an undeniable page-turner with utility to anyone contemplating the lifestyle."
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Graphic with headline "New Release" and text "Order your copy of Saying Yes: My Adventures in Polyamory by Natalie Davis from OPEN’s Non-monogamy Non-fiction bookshop! Link in bio." Includes an image of the book cover.
New non-monogamy book release!
Order your copy of "Saying Yes: My Adventures in Polyamory" by Natalie Davis from OPEN's bookshop:
bookshop.org/a/88117/9781...
What are your non-monogamy resolutions, intentions, or themes for 2026?
05.01.2026 17:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
✨ Last chance to have your donation to OPEN doubled – Matching gifts ends 12/31 at midnight!
💖 Support rights and acceptance for non-monogamy:
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Join OPEN, @SexPositiveWrld, and lots of friends for a Variety Show & Fundraiser – January 16 in Portland!
🎟️ Get tickets: luma.com/elhvo7b4
Join the next meeting of OPEN's quarterly Book Club on Monday, March 2 to discuss "The Fifth Sacred Thing" by Starhawk!
🔗 RSVP and get your copy! open-love.org/rsvp/bookclub
I haven't experienced discrimination for being polyandrous, but I have not given anyone the chance.
I can't risk it.
I don't trust my employer to be accepting. They're only progressive with protected classes, and even then it might just be lip service.
Who wants to make a donation in Mike's name?
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OR
www.open-love.org/donate
cool story bro
10.12.2025 22:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1Tomorrow – Thu. Dec. 11 – in SF!
Join OPEN for a mixer and fireside chat about the non-monogamy movement!
🎟️ TICKETS: idea-salon-non-monogamy.secretparty.io
One week from today – Thursday, Dec. 11.
Join OPEN for a mixer and fireside chat about the non-monogamy movement!
🎟️ TICKETS: idea-salon-non-monogamy.secretparty.io
📊 Want to go deeper into the data?
🔗 Read the full report: open-love.org/blog/2025-co...
✨ Help advance research, acceptance, and advocacy for non-monogamy!
❇️ When you donate to OPEN before Dec. 31, your donation will be MATCHED to double your impact!
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Stacked row chart showing the distribution of responses, "strongly disagree" through "strongly agree" to the two statements, "It’s important that nonmonogamous people get organized and fight for our rights and acceptance" and "I see the non-monogamy movement as an important part of the broader project for justice and liberation."
We’re getting organized.
75% agree with the statement, “it’s important that nonmonogamous people get organized and fight for our rights and acceptance.”
82% agree, “I see the non-monogamy movement as an important part of the broader project for justice and liberation.”
Chart labeled "percent of respondents reporting at least one lifetime experience of stigma or discrimination across different demographic groups. Chart 1: Racial or ethnic identity. No marginalized identity, 60%. Marginzlied identity: 68%. Chart 2: Gender identity. Man, 53%. Woman 63%. Nonbinary or genderqueer, 70%. Chart 3: Gender modality. Cis, 59%. Trans, 67%. Agender, gender nonconforming, etc., 74%.
People who hold marginalized identities were more likely to report at least one experience of stigma or discrimination in their lifetime, underscoring the importance of an intersectional approach to advocacy.
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Stacked row chart with the following percentages indicating "yes" to stigma or discrimination: social settings, 40%. Family settings, 37%. Public / community settings, 28%. Healthcare, 23%. Mental healthcare, 20%. Housing, 9%. Custody / parental rights, 9%. Government services, 8%. Employment, 7%.
Many of us still can’t be open about who we love.
61% of people reported experiencing stigma or discrimination on the basis of their non-monogamous identity in at least one area of their life.
Bar chart labeled "Which of the following best describes your relationship practice or identity" with the values Polyamory: 54%. Non-monogamy, 17.4%. Relationship anarchy, 12%. Open relationship, 5%. Lifestyle / swinger, 3%. Monogamish, 2%. Throuple/triad, 1%. Polyfidelity, 1%. Other, 4%.
There's no one way to do it – and that's the point.
Participants used over 100 terms to describe their relationship style!
Bar graph of percent of responses by number of sexual or romantic connections. The highest line is 3 connections, followed by 2, followed by 4, then 5, then 1, then more than or equal to 7, and finally 6.
We’re building meaningful lives with multiple connections.
The median respondent had 3 sexual or romantic connections, with 75% of respondents having between 2-4 sexual or romantic connections.
Graphic: "68% have been practicing non-monogamy for four or more years." Bar chart with distribution of respondents by length of time practicing non-monogamy: less than 1 year, 4.7%. 1-3 years, 27%. 4-6 years, 24.2%. 7-10 years, 20.6%. 11-20 years, 17.6%. more than 20 years, 6%.
This isn't a trend.
This isn't a phase.
More than two in three respondents have been practicing non-monogamy for four or more year.
Graphic with text "70% say non-monogamy is very or extremely important to them."
For many, non-monogamy isn't just what we do – it's who we are.
70% of respondents say non-monogamy is "very" or "extremely important" to them.
Graphic: "OPEN 2025 Community Survey." Graphic of a magnifying glass over a world map in the shape of a heart.
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 Multiamory and Feeld.
Here's what we learned:
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SF Bay Area – join us next Thursday, Dec. 11 for a social mixer and fireside chat about the non-monogamy movement: where we're at, where we're headed, and what the current political movement means for our community.
🔗 TICKETS: idea-salon-non-monogamy.secretparty.io
Shop OPEN's Non-Monogamy Nonfiction bookstore! Your order gets fulfilled by a participating independent bookstore, and OPEN gets a cut. Almost $200 raised to support our advocacy work!
🔗 Shop now: bookshop.org/shop/open
Still sore that the Pope didn't even check in with us first.
28.11.2025 21:42 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Vatican warns against rise in polyamory"
We must be doing something right!
www.cnn.com/2025/11/25/w...
