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Love's Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities

Book by Kevin A. Patterson · 5 quotes · Intersectionality, Polyamory, Community Dynamics

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“Without acknowledging the variety of the human experience, all you get is the perspective of majority representation, which is mostly white and male and straight and able-bodied and cisgender and "traditionally" attractive. None of those things are inherently negative... but neither are their alternatives. So, all deserve some spotlight.”

Racism Representation Intersectionality Ableism Community Dynamics

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“Inclusivity has to be seen as a benefit to the community. The lack of diversity has to be seen as a detriment to that community.”

Intersectionality Community Development Group Dynamics

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“No group wants to be known locally or widely as "the group that is thoughtlessly, carelessly or intentionally unwelcoming to people of color.”

Racism Intersectionality Polyamory Group Dynamics

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“Include and project the voices of underrepresented people in the spaces where their access is limited. Go love, and build, and restore, and speak, and engage, and create. Go be better and do better.”

Intersectionality Polyamory Community Dynamics Alternative Communities

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“If a group isn't being actively inclusive, it's being passively exclusive. This passive attitude results in lifestyle communities that do not reflect the local population.”

Intersectionality Polyamory Community Dynamics

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