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When polyamorous networks clash over privacy and disclosure

Our polyamorous network includes several trans and non-binary people, and we're struggling with how to navigate disclosure and privacy when introducing new partners - some of us are stealth in professional contexts, others are very open, and we can't agree on protocols that protect everyone's safety and autonomy. Recent conflicts about outing and assumptions are making everyone defensive.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Complex relationship structures amplify the challenges of managing visibility and safety when people have different needs for privacy and different definitions of harm.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Non-binary and genderqueer identity?”

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