Polyamory and Race with @monogamishpod

Jhen (@monogamishpod) grew up in Jamaica and moved to America when she was 20, whereas I (@polyphiliablog) grew up in Hong Kong and moved to the UK when I was 16. We talk about the intersection of polyamory and race, including:

- our experiences as polyamorous women of colour in both our home countries and the ones we currently live in

- the difference between growing up in a majority-white country versus growing up among people of your own race, and how that impacts your psyche

- how our respective cultures allowed and even normalised cheating (but only by men), but treated it as the elephant in the room to “keep up appearances”

- whether or not it is ethical to have a “no white people in the polycule” boundary

- how gender is racialised and race is gendered in Black and Asian communities

- How certain groups of POC engage in proximity to whiteness

and much more.

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Leanne: Welcome to Happy Polydays, a series of intimate conversations about polyamory, sexuality, identity, and relationships, hosted by me – Leanne Yau of the Poly Philia blog.

Leanne: Thank you for listening to this episode of the Happy Polydays series. If you’d like to support my work, consider becoming a Patreon subscriber at patreon.com/polyphiliablog. You can also follow me at @polyphiliablog on Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, and Twitter, buy my polyamory merch at polyphiliashop.redbubble.com, or book a peer support session with me on my website polyphilia.blog. Until next time!