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Some Resources For Polyamory
(and Other Relationships)
Internet Resources:
General
Information:
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.
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
http://www.womenschoiceclinic.org/
– Women’s Health services, including Free
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.
Books:
(alphabetically
by author)
Anapol, Deborah M. – Polyamory: The New Love Without
Limits,
Chapman, Gary – The Five Love Languages: How to Express
Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate,
Gottman, John M. and Silver,
Kramer, Matt -- Conversations before a Marriage, InfoBooks 1999
McGarey, Robert – Poly Communication Survival Kit: The
Essential Tools for Building and Enhancing Relationships, The
Rosenberg,
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 “Poly
Living” conference in Philadeliphia, Feb. 1-3, 2008.
West coast retreat July 25-27, 2008; East coast retreat Sept.
5-7, 2008. 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/.
If you have further questions, feel free to contact us.
©2005-2008,
Dawn Davidson and Akien MacIain.
Page last updated 1/29/08