Image: Two people in a car, holding hands In my newest blog on Psychology Today I explore the Open Photo Project, a photo collection from Erika Kapin. Check it out at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/202104/scenes-mundane-polyamorous-life.
Jorge Ferrer’s New Book in Series with Rowman & Littlefield
Image: Cover of book with pastel triangles, title reads Love and Freedom Previously I told my readers about an exciting new book series on diverse sex, gender, and relationships that I am co-editing with Dr. Richard Sprott through the publishers Rowman and Littlefield. Now I am very excited to announce that the first book in... Continue Reading →
Participate in Research on BIPOC Folks in Polyamorous Relationships & Therapy?
Words written on black background with white font and polyamory symbol, which is a red heart interwoven with the infinity symbol. Dr. Manijeh Badiee at the California State University (San Bernadino) is studying the experiences of BIPOC people in polyamorous relationships who seek mental health counseling or therapy. This is very important research on a... Continue Reading →
New Yorker Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff on Polyamory
Image: New Yorker logo in white against black background Andrew Solomon recently interviewed me for his piece in the New Yorker he entitled The Shape of Love. You can find it here http://andrewsolomon.com/articles/the-shape-of-love
Particpate in Research on Groups of Friends with Benefits?
Image: Ithaca College logo Please see the message below from Zoe Hadley who is conducting research on groups of friends who have sex with each other. ************************************************** I'm an undergrad sociology major (with minors in Gender Studies and African Diaspora Studies) at Ithaca College and I'm currently conducting a research study exploring the phenomenon of... Continue Reading →
Effing Foundation Grants Available
This is a message from Kit, the Founder and Executive Director of the Effing Foundation for Sex-Positivity: I am thrilled to announce that we are re-opening our grant program for 2020-2021! Here's the biggest news: We plan to award ten grants of $5,000 each.Our grant submission system will be open for applications from September 1 to... Continue Reading →
The Open Photo Project Offers Glimpses of Real Polyamorous Life
Image: The Open Photo Project logo of geometric shapes with hearts Years ago I had the delightful opportunity to meet Erika Kapin at the Woodhull Alliance Summit for Sexual Freedom -- a fantastic event for everyone interested in human rights for sex and gender minorities. Erika and I were both fairly broke so we shared... Continue Reading →
Sex & Psychology Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff
In my recent interview with Dr. Justin Lehmiller on his podcast Sex & Psychology we discussed my new book Children in Polyamorous Families, expert witnessing as a sex researcher, and the Bonding Project. You can find the podcast here and here Sex and Psychology: https://www.lehmiller.com/podcast/2021/1/13/episode-17-polyamory-fact-versus-fictionApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/polyamory-fact-versus-fiction/id1505460817?i=1000505199177
Giving the Gift of Sex Positivity
Free image/jpeg, Resolution: 935x965, File size: 127Kb, Beautiful colorful gifts clipart If you are uninspired by gifting yet another pair of socks to your sex-positive loved one, then you have come to the right place! Presented here alphabetically are ten non-profit organizations that support causes near and dear to many polyamorists’ hearts. While not all of... Continue Reading →
Children’s Book on Polyamory A Color Named Love
Image: color photo of seated child with book in lap looking up at camera Mariana Ellery has written a children's book on polyamory -- get yours today! What an excellent holiday gift for the poly parents in your life 🙂 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acolornamedlove/a-color-named-love?ref=43j19k
