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outdamndspot, which is "for pet owning homemakers who like to keep a clean and/or tidy house, or who aim to anyway.... [it will welcome] discussion and advice about all sorts of things from stain removal to arranging sleeping space and litter trays."
While I'm on the topic of new communities, I was thinking about starting a polyamory/open relationship-focussed one for queer-identified types. Whilepolyamory is fine for general poly issues, I think there could be room for a space where it isn't assumed that the typical set up is a hubby, a wife and their HBB. Of course, the HBB would be welcome to bitch about het assumptions to her heart's content on the proposed group.
While most of the issues are similar no matter what the orientation of the participants, we can have extra hassles due to our societal and legal status, and we have already done the "questioning our identity" thing once... and I think it's easier on subsequent occasions. I, for one, am tired of some het people's tone of "OMG, I'm suddenly being oppressed! WAHHHH". I hope to at least avoid some of that entitlement-puncturing - although, of course, we'll get the "OMG, my formerly accepting of everything friends and family won't accept this" cries for help.
As an additonal distinction from the mainpolyamory group, I want to make the comm orientated towards all kinds of open relationship configurations. I'm also tired of the "swingers vs poly" debates. WTFevah. I mean, ok, I'm poly myself, but I don't think the two things are necessarily exclusive of each other.
So, does anyone else think there could be a niche for such a group? And, any inspiration for names would be appreciated - "openly_queer" seems just a wee bit twee for my taste, but maybe it's not as bad as I think.
saluqi, has created a new community called outdamndspot, which is "for pet owning homemakers who like to keep a clean and/or tidy house, or who aim to anyway.... [it will welcome] discussion and advice about all sorts of things from stain removal to arranging sleeping space and litter trays."| So, for all those people who have critters out there and would like to know which products actually get the stains out, or what do in any pet and household management interface, get over to outdamndspot and ask your questions and post your advice. |
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While I'm on the topic of new communities, I was thinking about starting a polyamory/open relationship-focussed one for queer-identified types. While
polyamory is fine for general poly issues, I think there could be room for a space where it isn't assumed that the typical set up is a hubby, a wife and their HBB. Of course, the HBB would be welcome to bitch about het assumptions to her heart's content on the proposed group. While most of the issues are similar no matter what the orientation of the participants, we can have extra hassles due to our societal and legal status, and we have already done the "questioning our identity" thing once... and I think it's easier on subsequent occasions. I, for one, am tired of some het people's tone of "OMG, I'm suddenly being oppressed! WAHHHH". I hope to at least avoid some of that entitlement-puncturing - although, of course, we'll get the "OMG, my formerly accepting of everything friends and family won't accept this" cries for help.
As an additonal distinction from the main
polyamory group, I want to make the comm orientated towards all kinds of open relationship configurations. I'm also tired of the "swingers vs poly" debates. WTFevah. I mean, ok, I'm poly myself, but I don't think the two things are necessarily exclusive of each other.So, does anyone else think there could be a niche for such a group? And, any inspiration for names would be appreciated - "openly_queer" seems just a wee bit twee for my taste, but maybe it's not as bad as I think.