List of polyamorists explained

This is a list of notable and historic figures who have been or are polyamorous. Polyamory is the practice of, or desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved.^[1]

List

• Courtney Act, drag queen, television host, and singer^[2]
• László Ágoston, baritone and marketer^[3]
• Olive Byrne, co-creator of the character Wonder Woman^[4]
• Richard Carrier, activist, author, blogger, and speaker^[5]
• Greta Christina, blogger, speaker, and author^[6]
• Ethan Coen, director, writer, producer, editor^{[7] [8]}
• Ian Danskin, YouTuber, most well known for his series on the alt-right.^[9]
• Catherine Dorion, artist, activist, and Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (2018–present)^[10]
• Gabe Dunn, writer and podcaster^[11]
• Dossie Easton, co-author of The Ethical Slut and other works^[12]
• Terisa Greenan, writer, actress, filmmaker, and creator of ^[13]
• Laurell K. Hamilton, writer, known for ^[14]
• Janet Hardy, writer and sex educator, and founder of Greenery Press^{[15] [16]}
• Brenda Howard, bisexual rights activist^[17]
• Carrie Jenkins, philosopher^[18]
• Jena Malone, actress^[19]
• Elizabeth Holloway Marston, psychologist, co-creator of the character Wonder Woman^[4]
• William Moulton Marston, psychologist, lawyer, inventor, and comic book writer who co-created the character Wonder Woman^[4]
• Elise Matthesen, author^[20]
• Ezra Miller, actor and singer^[21]
• Janelle Monáe, singer, songwriter, rapper and actress, has acknowledged having been in both polyamorous and monogamous relationships^[22]
• Graham Nicholls, artist and writer, in 2009 founded www.polyamory.org.uk, the United Kingdom's first website about polyamory; at the time he was in a polyamorous triad with two female partners^[23]
• Ahamefule J. Oluo, musician, trumpeter, composer, stand-up comedian, and writer
• Darrel Ray, psychologist, speaker and author^[24]
• Willow Smith, singer, rapper, actress and dancer^[25]
• Cecilia Tan, writer, editor, sexuality activist, and founder and manager of Circlet Press^[26]
• Celeste West, librarian and author, known for her alternative viewpoints in librarianship and her authorship of books about lesbian sex and polyfidelity^[27]
• Lindy West, writer, comedian and activist
• Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, author and Neopagan^[28] An advocate of polyamory, she is credited with coining the word^{[29] [30] [31]}

See also

• List of fictional polyamorous characters

Notes and References

1. News: Polyamory . Daniella . Cutas . . John Wiley & Sons, Ltd . 2016.
2. News: 13 Things You Need To Know About Single AF's Courtney Act . 2018-11-10 . en.
3. Web site: Laszlo Agoston's about page on Nonmono . Nonmono.org . 14 June 2020.
4. Noah . Berlatsky . The Free-Love Experiment That Created Wonder Woman . . October 18, 2014 . 2020-06-14.
5. Web site: Coming Out Poly + A Change of Life Venue . Freethoughtblogs.com . 19 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219070801/http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/6737 . 19 February 2015 . dmy-all .
6. Web site: Christina . Greta . On Being on Anti-Depressants Indefinitely, Very Likely for the Rest of My Life . Greta Christina's Blog . 27 March 2014 . Freethoughtblogs.com . 29 June 2014.
7. Web site: Rowles . Dustin . Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke's 'Drive Away Dolls' Exists Because of their Open Marriage . Pajba . 27 February 2024.
8. Web site: Coyle . Jake . Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke give sexploitation cinema a queer spin in ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ . Associated Press . AP . 27 February 2024.
9. Web site: 2012-12-10. Polyamorous Couple: 'Jealousy Is Really Code For Other Things'. 2021-05-25. HuffPost. en.
10. News: Josée . Blanchette . Le sexe en grippe . . June 2, 2017.
11. News: Polyamorous, Pansexual, and Proud: Why I'm 'So Out and Outspoken' . Dunn . Gaby . 2016-01-07 . Women's Health . 12 February 2016.
12. News: The Ethical Slut Returns . Beckerman . Marty . 23 April 2009 . The Daily Beast . 29 June 2012.
13. News: Seattle-based 'Family' webisodes no ordinary sexy sitcom . Mark . Rahner . . March 9, 2009 . 2020-06-14.
14. News: What Polyamory is, and What Polyamory isn't . April 1, 2015.
15. Sachie Godwin, Clamor Magazine, Web site: Perfect Bound . 2010-03-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100405081037/http://clamormagazine.org/issues/17/feature1.php . 2010-04-05 ., issue 17, 2002
16. Web site: about the author. slutandsons.com . 2020-07-14 . 2021-03-03.
17. Web site: Brenda Howard | LGBTHistoryMonth.com . lgbthistorymonth.com . 4 October 2014.
18. Web site: A philosopher makes the case for polyamory. Sean. Illing. February 23, 2017. Vox.
19. Web site: Hogan . Heather . Jena Malone Comes Out as Pansexual By Doing An Interpretive Dance on Instagram . Autostraddle . 2022-01-07 . 2022-08-24.
20. http://uupa.org/Sermons/FaithfuPolyamory.htm Matthesen, Elise. "Faithful Polyamory (a Unitarian Universalist sermon)"
21. Web site: Ezra Miller: I have a polyamorous squad of sexual partners . www.pinknews.co.uk . 16 November 2018 . en-US . 2018-11-19.
22. Web site: April 21, 2022. Janelle Monáe Comes Out as Nonbinary: I Am Everything. April 21, 2022. The Advocate. https://web.archive.org/web/20220421180515/https://www.advocate.com/people/2022/4/21/janelle-monae-comes-out-nonbinary-i-am-everything. April 21, 2022. live.
23. Web site: Colette . Bernhardt . Meet the polyamorists . September 13, 2009 . The Independent.
24. Web site: Tani . Red . A Conversation with Darrel Ray . Filipino Freethinkers . 10 January 2015 . Audio . 4 August 2000.
25. Web site: Jones. Obinna. 2021-04-30. Angelina Jolie, Willow Smith, other openly polyamorous female celebrities. 2021-07-19. Sidomex Entertainment. en-US.
26. Web site: Statement on Fanfic – cecilia tan. 27 February 2015.
27. Book: She Was a Booklegger: Remembering Celeste West . Samek, T. . Roberto, K.R. . Lang, M. . 2010 . Litwin Books, LLC . 9781936117444 . 4 October 2014.
28. Kaldera, Raven. Pagan polyamory: becoming a tribe of hearts. Llewellyn Worldwide, 2005.
29. Book: Melton, J. Gordon . Religious leaders of America: a biographical guide to founders and leaders of religious bodies, churches, and spiritual groups in North America . Gale Research . 1999 . 617 . 2 . 0810388782.
30. Book: Davy, Barbara Jane . Introduction to Pagan Studies . 119 . AltaMira Press . 2007 . 978-0759108189.
31. Book: Benowitz, June Melby . Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion . ABC-CLIO . 397 . 1988 . 0874368871.