Defining Diego is the story of one Guatemalan adoptee and his mother, a reporter who documented their journey from his earliest steps, as they try to understand how international adoption boomed and busted, and what it all means for families like theirs, with feet in two worlds. When Laurie Stern set out to adopt a baby from Guatemala in 1999, she thought the process would be pretty straightforward. Lots of people were doing it. But the adoption was held up just as she went to Guatemala to g ...
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INM Ep 7: Does Being Polya Mean You're Queer?
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More people are learning about things like compersion, intimate friendships, and open and honest communication. Many of the tools and skills that people learn to hone while engaging in polyamory carry over into other aspects of life not remotely related to romance and sex. However, people still tend to ignore the full implications of the ethical part of non-monogamy, and so mainstream relationships simply end up being monogamy + (however many additional partners) - meaning they end up replicating the same harmful or abusive status quo that queer people have to actively fight just to live. So, who gets to define themselves as queer, anyway? Ready to invest in INM? anchor.fm/integratednonmonogamy/support?#_=_ Like what you hear? Buy this Dragon a feather at ko-fi.com/Tesla Curious about The Metanoiac Portal and other podcasts? Check out the-metanoiac-portal.mn.co Ready to sign up to be in the next cohort for the INM Course? the-metanoiac-portal.mn.co/courses/596950 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/integratednonmonogamy/support
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More people are learning about things like compersion, intimate friendships, and open and honest communication. Many of the tools and skills that people learn to hone while engaging in polyamory carry over into other aspects of life not remotely related to romance and sex. However, people still tend to ignore the full implications of the ethical part of non-monogamy, and so mainstream relationships simply end up being monogamy + (however many additional partners) - meaning they end up replicating the same harmful or abusive status quo that queer people have to actively fight just to live. So, who gets to define themselves as queer, anyway? Ready to invest in INM? anchor.fm/integratednonmonogamy/support?#_=_ Like what you hear? Buy this Dragon a feather at ko-fi.com/Tesla Curious about The Metanoiac Portal and other podcasts? Check out the-metanoiac-portal.mn.co Ready to sign up to be in the next cohort for the INM Course? the-metanoiac-portal.mn.co/courses/596950 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/integratednonmonogamy/support
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