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Poly is the New Gay

Keeping up with social change is exciting, and important. There is a growing awareness of polyamory as a way to form relationships and families, and it is on the frontier of social change in acceptance of relationships. The more aware and accepting of diversity in relationships the more healthy our society is. It is not to be confused with polygamy, which is associated with religious laws that permit multiple wives, and does not have the same emphasis on an individual’s autonomy and agency.

There was a time, not too many decades ago, when homosexuality was classified as a mental illness, to be out was more dangerous than not, and discrimination was both expected and condoned. To acknowledge a same sex relationship was unthinkable. We have come a long way since then, and still have a long way to go.

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2011 Queensland Poly Camp on 08 October 2011, 08.28 by Administrator in Events

In response to our survey poll indicating strong interest in poly camping trip we have decided hold a weekend event on 14-16 October. We hope to develop this into a twice yearly event. All Poly Groups / members Invited t

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Poly Campout Extravaganza # 7 on 29 September 2011, 10.48 by HelenM in Events

The Poly Campout Extravaganza on Melbourne Cup Weekend is on again….# 7 Running on FRIDAY 28th Oct to Tues 1st Nov. A relaxing country retreat on a 10 acre farmlet for all Poly groups/poly friendly folks&nb

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Mardi Gras Poly Float in 2011 - JOIN US! on 14 January 2011, 05.23 by Administrator in Events

The first ever Australian poly float in the Sydney Mardi Gras is happening in 2011 and we want you to participate! Our theme will be POLYGLAMOROUS! There is an organising committee and there will be regular meetings

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Poly Camp Leisure Retreat #6 on 06 October 2010, 00.00 by HelenM in Events

On again by popular demand… POLY CAMP LEISURE RETREAT # 6 - Friday 29th October to Tuesday 2nd of November, running over the Melbourne Cup weekend in Victoria. If you missed the last

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Bendigo September Social Wrap on 28 September 2010, 00.00 by mildendo in Events

On Sunday 19Th September the weather stayed fine enough for us to have an outdoor gathering for the first time in some months. The last couple of months have seen an influx of local visitors to the PolyOz site and many h

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Brisbane polyamorists Meetup on 03 September 2010, 20.22 by Pigasus in Regional Groups

Just to confuse everyone further... A few people have been reporting issues with wiggio.com's (lack of) user-friendliness. At the meet up last week, the group decided that our primary website will again be www.meetup.

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Brisbane Polyamorists Meet Up Update on 18 August 2010, 07.54 by Pigasus in Regional Groups

Hi All Brisbanianites Brisbane Polyamorists Meet Up has moved to Wiggio: Group web address: brisbanepmeetup.wiggio.com To join you will need to use the password "LocknLoad" If you have any problems logging in, sen

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President's Report on 22 July 2010, 09.52 by HelenM in Regional Groups

Hi there, hope everyone is still keeping warm with loved ones. Spring is just around the corner & love is in the air! Our last country Poly social on the Queen's Birthday weekend, 14Th June, was a great success. It was

Open Relationships Australia

19 September 2010

Published in Australian Poly News

Hi all,

There is another poly group/site on Facebook called Open Relationships Australia, started by Eshua and Lota (from the Insight program).

I have shortened the link below otherwise it is quite long, however if you type "Open Relationships Australia" into a Facebook search you should find it easily enough.

http://is.gd/fhhDj

Last night I attended a discussion gathering they held in Brisbane which was very interesting, there were people from a variety of walks of life, and different places on the poly/mono spectrum.

They are also talking of holding workshops for people to learn/share more about various issues such as honest communication, dealing with jealousy etc.

I am rather excited of the prospects of all this poly community happening in Brisbane at the moment - different groups, different perspectives, hopefully will mean there will be something for everyone.

Pigasus

Mistress Law and Polyamory?

09 September 2010

Published in Australian Poly News

A couple of Questions posed recently in our Q and A prompted me to delve a little deeper on the subject of rights of partners in a Poly relationship and whether such a relationship could be covered by the so called "Mistress Laws" now in act in Australia.

I found the following article which seems to explain the law clearly and as I am not a Solicitor - I will leave it up to individual reader to interpret the act :-

On 1 March 2009, new Commonwealth laws for spousal maintenance and the division of property for people in defacto relationships came into force.

The Commonwealth Family Law Act 1975 now applies to both married and de facto couples as well as same-sex couples. Previously, de-facto relationships were covered by State Laws and disputes between de-facto couples were determined by State Courts such as the Supreme Court and County Court- Such disputes are now within the jurisdiction of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court, as are disputes concerning children of all relationships.

The media has focused on a relatively minor aspect of the new laws referring to "mistress laws". Whilst "mistresses" in some limited circumstances may gain some rights, the main purpose of the legislation is to bring the rights of de-facto couples into line with the rights of married couples.

Brisbane polyamorists Meetup

03 September 2010

Published in Regional Groups

Just to confuse everyone further...

A few people have been reporting issues with wiggio.com's (lack of) user-friendliness. At the meet up last week, the group decided that our primary website will again be www.meetup.com/Brisbane-polyamorists/

The reason we moved to wiggio.com was because the meetup.com group cost money each month to maintain the site. We decided at the gathering however that one of the members is happy to keep paying the monthly fee and those present at the actual meet up each month can contribute a gold coin donation to him towards running costs if they wish. The Meetup website is more user-friendly than Wiggio. I will still be maintaining the Wiggio group as a backup site until such time as it does not seem necessary, but it is one and the same group as the Brisbane Polyamorists Meetup group on meetup.com.

Fee free to join us over there.

Sorry for the confusion.

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