Category Archives: Polyamory

BDSM — or Bondage and Discipline, Domination and Submission, and Sadism and Masochism – more commonly referred to as “kinky,” is a sexual style in which kinksters (people who practice kinky sex) consciously negotiate the exchange of personal power in an erotic or sexual context. Consent is central to kink community practitioners, and forms oneContinueContinue reading “BDSM Gone Awry in Missouri: Questions of Evolving Consent”

The word polyamory has a rich background. People involved in multiple-partner relationships in the 1960s, 70s, and early 80s sought words to express their ideas, found Standard English lacking, and began to create their own words.While the term polyamory was certainly coined by a member of the polyamorous community, exactly which person created the termContinueContinue reading “Evolution of the term Polyamory”

While polyamory is a sub-category of non-monogamy and the two are not synonymous, they are closely linked enough to share a common history in the United States. Polyamory is a fairly recent addition to a litany of non-monogamous relationships, some of which have directly influenced the evolution of polyamorous communities. In this post, I divideContinueContinue reading “Three Waves of Non-Monogamy: A Select History of Polyamory in the United States”

I will be on the west coast beginning July 15th through the end of the month collecting data for my longitudinal research on polyamorous families.  In addition to data collection, I will be meeting with lawyers who practice family law to discuss my expertise as a part of my role as a expert witness representingContinueContinue reading “West Coast Visit”