OPEN

@openloveorg.bsky.social

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501c3 nonprofit organization working to advance rights and acceptance for non-monogamous families and relationships of all varieties.

A photo of Brett Chamberlin and Jessa Davis, smiling and holding up stickers with OPEN's logo.
Graphic reading "90% have 2+ sources of moderate to strong instrumental or emotional support."
Graphic reading "61% experienced stigma or discrimination." There is a line chart showing a negative correlation between average level of life satisfaction and number of instances of stigma and discrimination based on non-monogamy."
Graphic reading ">50% report high life satisfaction and self-esteem."
Graphic reading "OPEN 2025 Community Survey Part II"
Event graphic with headline "LOVE(S) OUT LOUD" and subhead "Presents a smorgasbord of performances & fundraiser for relationship equity with Mx. Dahlia Belle." There is a headshot of Dahlia Belle, a black femme person with box braids wearing a red turtleneck. There is a box with additional text "April 25th 6pm to 10pm Woodlawn Hall, 7400 Woodlawn Ave. NE, Seattle, WA"
Image of the book cover for “Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together” by Dean Spade.
An aerial photograph of downtown Portland, OR
US map with the following cities marked: Cambridge, MA; Somerville, MA; West Hollywood, CA; Berkeley, CA; Oakland, CA; Astoria, OR; Portland, OR; Olympia, WA.
Graphic reading "Breaking! Three cities just voted to protect non-monogamous people from discrimination: Olympia, WA. Portland, OR. West Hollywood, CA"
Graphic reading "New To Non-monogamy Peer Support. New to non-monogamy? We're here to foster understanding, share experiences, and provide a judgment-free environment where you can freely express yourself. Tuesday, March 17, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET"
Graphic reading "Monthly Advocacy Huddle. Connect with other organizers advancing protections for diverse families & relationship structures. Share strategies, get support & move your campaign forward. Wednesday March 11, 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET"
Graphic reading "Non-monogamy Peer Support! Find support, share experiences, & connect with others who understand the journey of non-monogamy in our welcoming peer community circles. Tuesday, March 10, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET"
Graphic reading "OPEN Book Club. Connect with other readers to discuss a new book every quarter! This month: “The Fifth Sacred Thing” by Starhawk. Monday, March 2 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET"
Graphic reading "OPEN March Community Events"
Screenshot of an article headline reading "AITA for not allowing my sister's 'polycule' around my children?"
Screenshot of the headline of an article in the "Opinion: Guest Essay" section of the New York Times reading "We're all polyamorous now. It's you, me, and the A.I."
Graphic reading "Financial Planning Forum. Got questions about financial planning for polycules, multi-partner households, and non-nuclear families? Get answers at this free expert-led financial planning forum. Thursday, February 18, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET."
Graphic reading "New To Non-monogamy Peer Support. New to non-monogamy? We're here to foster understanding, share experiences, and provide a judgment-free environment where you can freely express yourself. Tuesday, February 17, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET"
Graphic reading "Monthly Advocacy Huddle. Connect with other organizers advancing protections for diverse families & relationship structures. Share strategies, get support & move your campaign forward. Wednesday February 11, 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET"
Graphic reading "Non-monogamy Peer Support! Find support, share experiences, & connect with others who understand the journey of non-monogamy in our welcoming peer community circles. Tuesday, February 10, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET"
Graphic reading "OPEN February Community Events"
A screenshot of a news article with the headline "His parents wanted him to follow Jesus. He chose polyamory instead"
Graphic with headline "New Release" and text "Order your copy of Saying Yes: My Adventures in Polyamory by Natalie Davis from OPEN’s Non-monogamy Non-fiction bookshop! Link in bio." Includes an image of the book cover.
Stacked row chart showing the distribution of responses, "strongly disagree" through "strongly agree" to the two statements, "It’s important that nonmonogamous people get organized and fight for our rights and acceptance" and "I see the non-monogamy movement as an important part of the broader project for justice and liberation."
Chart labeled "percent of respondents reporting at least one lifetime experience of stigma or discrimination across different demographic groups. Chart 1: Racial or ethnic identity. No marginalized identity, 60%. Marginzlied identity: 68%. Chart 2: Gender identity. Man, 53%. Woman 63%. Nonbinary or genderqueer, 70%. Chart 3: Gender modality. Cis, 59%. Trans, 67%. Agender, gender nonconforming, etc., 74%.
Stacked row chart with the following percentages indicating "yes" to stigma or discrimination: social settings, 40%. Family settings, 37%. Public / community settings, 28%. Healthcare, 23%. Mental healthcare, 20%. Housing, 9%. Custody / parental rights, 9%. Government services, 8%. Employment, 7%.
Bar chart labeled "Which of the following best describes your relationship practice or identity" with the values Polyamory: 54%. Non-monogamy, 17.4%. Relationship anarchy, 12%. Open relationship, 5%. Lifestyle / swinger, 3%. Monogamish, 2%. Throuple/triad, 1%. Polyfidelity, 1%. Other, 4%.
Bar graph of percent of responses by number of sexual or romantic connections. The highest line is 3 connections, followed by 2, followed by 4, then 5, then 1, then more than or equal to 7, and finally 6.
Graphic: "68% have been practicing non-monogamy for four or more years." Bar chart with distribution of respondents by length of time practicing non-monogamy: less than 1 year, 4.7%. 1-3 years, 27%. 4-6 years, 24.2%. 7-10 years, 20.6%. 11-20 years, 17.6%. more than 20 years, 6%.
Graphic with text "70% say non-monogamy is very or extremely important to them."