Some Resources For Polyamory
(and Other Relationships)

Internet Resources:

General Information:

http://lovemore.com/ – Loving More® Non-profit home page, including newly updated FAQ and local resource links, discussion list, and NEW interactive personals.

http://www.xeromag.com/fvpoly.html – Polyamory: What? Why? How?: An EXCELLENT “primer” on polyamory.

http://www.polyamory.org – home page for the Usenet newsgroup alt.polyamory, this page also has a lot of information about other internet resources, including FAQs, mailing lists, books, movies, etc.

http://www.aserve.com/holly/culturefaq.html – Holly Wilper’s Alt.polyamory FAQ Culture Supplement. Books, movies, music and comic books dealing with polyamory. Rating system for degree of poly content and -friendliness for the books, and very brief synopsis for movies.

Support Groups/General Info:

http://poly.polyamory.org/mailman/listinfo/sfbay-poly – Local discussion and event lists.

groups.yahoo.com/group/ExpansiveLoving/– "Expansive Loving," a discussion list and online meeting place for spiritual and "new thought" polyamorists.

http://www.livejournal.com – LJ Communities for discussion of poly issues: Polyamory, polyamorous, sfpoly, compersion, mono_poly, poly_marriage, ethical_sluts, polyfi, others.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpnpolymono/ – Discussion/support group for polyamorous partners in poly-mono pairings.

Podcasts:

(about polyamory, love, and sacred sexuality)

http://polyweekly.libsyn.com/ – The longest-running and most listened-to poly podcast to date, host CunningMinx provides a lively show on “Responsible non-monogamy from a kink-friendly, pansexual point of view.”

http://alovemovement.libsyn.com/ – Minister Chuck Smoot talks about love, life, “leather,” race, relationships and religion.

http://www.personallifemedia.com/podcasts/tantra-kama-sutra/tantra-kama-sutra-show.html – Relationship coach and author Francesca Gentille “explores the writing, spiritual practices and insights of the most famous, infamous, and rarely interviewed Sacred Sexuality experts today.”

Agreements and Safer Sex:

http://www.weirdness.org/family/agreements/index.html – Akien and Dawn’s Relationship Agreements. These are OUR Agreements (and always under revision!), and won’t necessarily be right for YOU. There is a link to our Safer Sex agreements at the bottom.

http://www.sfsi.org/ – San Francisco Sex Information. Clearing house for safer sex information and training. Check here for other good links, too.

http://www.plannedparenthood.org – Click on Find a Center under Health Services to find a location for testing.

http://berkeleyfreeclinic.org/ – Free, anonymous HIV and STD tests. Note that women can only get HIV testing here. Men can get a fuller range of STD tests. Peer counseling.

http://www.womenschoiceclinic.org/ – Women’s Health services, including Free STI testing for those who qualify, by appointment.

http://www.cchealth.org/services/centers_clinics/by_service.php – Low-cost or free testing for both men and women.

http://www.calpep.org/ – HIV/AIDS prevention and resources. Free HIV testing during drop-in clinic, Wed. 9-4:30. Choice of 20 min. or 2 week results window.

Other Counseling/Coaching/Therapy Resources:

Poly-Friendly Professionals – http://www.polychromatic.com/pfp/

Kink-Aware Professionals – Therapists who work with clients interested in and/or practicing BDSM and kink. Some are also poly-friendly. http://www.ncsfreedom.org/index.php?option=com_keyword&id=270

Books:

(alphabetically by author)

Anapol, Deborah M. – Polyamory: The New Love Without Limits, IntiNet Resource Center 1997

Block, Jenny – Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage, Seal Press, 2008

Chapman, Gary – The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, Northfield Publishing, 1992

Easton, Dossie and Liszt, Catherine – The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships& Other Adventures, 2^nd Edition, Celestial Arts Press, 2009

Gottman, John M. and Silver, Nan – The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert, Three Rivers Press, 2000

Kramer, Matt -- Conversations before a Marriage, InfoBooks 1999

McGarey, Robert – Poly Communication Survival Kit: The Essential Tools for Building and Enhancing Relationships, The Human Potential Center, 2001

Rosenberg, Marshall – Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion, PuddleDancer Press, 1999

Taormino, Tristan – Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships, Cleis Press, 2008

Taylor, Patricia Huntington – The Enchantment of Opposites: How to Create Great Relationships, Traveling Artists, 1997

West, Celeste – Lesbian Polyfidelity, Booklegger Publishing, 1996

Conferences & Magazine:

Loving More® – http://lovemore.com/. Sponsors of the Loving More® National Retreat outside of Albany NY, Sept. 11-13, 2009. Also chat rooms, articles, personals, and a magazine with articles and information of specific interest to poly-folk.

World Polyamory Association – http://www.worldpolyamoryassociation.com/.

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