I’m famous! And so are plenty of other people we know.

[beowabbit]

So plumtreeblossom and I (and docorion and many other people we know) were quoted extensively in a great story on polyamory in today’s Boston Globe magazine. The print edition has photos of me and docorion as well as the photo of Alan and Michelle that’s on the online edition. The online version (linked above) has a video that docorion and Alan (W.) and Michelle were interviewed for which is, if possible, even better than the article — at any rate, I think it does a great job of presenting polyamory effectively to non-poly people in a way that lets the warmth of the relationships and lives described shine through. I am really pleased about how it all turned out.

PS: Alan M. discusses the article at his blog Poly in the Media, and Kamela reviews it favorably in her Boston Open Relationships Examiner column.

Comments

[underwatercolor.livejournal.com]

Congrats! The article and video were better than any popular coverage I've seen thus far. Well done. :)

I am curious how the five of you were chosen for this. :)

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

The Globe actually had a hard time finding volunteers for this. Hardly anyone was willing to risk participating because of the sensationalist and sexed-up tones of previous articles. So we weren't chosen per se; we were what was available. I was extremely dubious. Indeed, I didn't let them use my last name, I was so fearful that we were being duped into a scandal-mongering article. But it turned out better than we'd all dared hope. Perhaps it will open the door for more poly people to share their perspectives with the media.