509 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA 98501
USA
Join us for an evening with Kevin Patterson on May 11. Kevin will be presenting on his new book, Love’s Not Colorblind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities. Following the discussion will be a Q&A, as well as a book signing.
About Love’s Not Colorblind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities:
Polyamory, however compassionate an alternative to monogamy, still operates and is rooted in a racist society. The things that make monogamous dating daunting for people of color—shaming and exclusion by white partners, being fetishized, having realities of everyday racism ignored—occur in polyamorous relationships too, but are often exacerbated by societal misconceptions of polyamory as a game of “collecting” different kinds of lovers. When these behaviors are unacknowledged and unchecked, polyamory isn’t a more inclusive or compassionate relationship style
