Polyamory Resources for Washington

Originally curated for the Puget Sound area of Washington, we always welcome additions to the list. Feel free to add resources or post additions in the comments section for addition by a moderator.

Online Support/Discussion Groups

• Sea-Poly Seattle-based Yahoo! poly discussion group for adults aged 18 and over. Very active. http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/sea-poly/info?yguide-121101200

• Kitsap Poly Kitsap County/Bremerton area Yahoo! poly discussion group for adults aged 18 and over. http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KitsapPoly/info

Facebook Poly Groups - regional to the Pacific Northwest

• Pacific Northwest Polyamory - closed group https://www.facebook.com/groups/polypnw/ (will show up in your FB account)

• Sister groups include: PNW Poly Mental Health Support, PNW Poly Parents, PNW Poly Personals, PNW Poly Kink, PNW Poly Swingers (see main group’s pinned post for contacts)

• Paganism and Polyamory in the PNW - closed group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2042456135991516/

• PNW TNG Polyamory - closed group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1990339304515649/ (will show up in your FB account); open to poly folks 18-35 from OR, WA, ID, Western MT, and northern CA

• Poly Family Support https://www.facebook.com/PolyFamilySupport

• Poly Groups in Oregon/Washington https://www.facebook.com/groups/oregonwashingtonpoly

• Poly In The NorthWest - secret group, geographically includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, & Wyoming (900+ members) (Holly Hendrick is one of three admins)

• Poly Over 40 NW - secret group for folks in OR, WA, ID, and southern BC who are 40 yrs and older (200+ members); Holly H. admins

• Poly Skill Building Discussion Group - closed group; hosts monthly, in-person discussions: https://www.facebook.com/groups/316788331996301/ (will show up in your FB account)

• Poly Youngster Haven - closed group https://m.facebook.com/groups/1066901840109501 (will show up in your FB account); open to poly folks under age 30, started after a discussion in PNW Poly in spring of 2017

• Puget Sound Poly Tea Club - secret group for monthly, small group meet-ups (Holly H. admins); email request to join: PSPolyTeaClub@gmail.com

• Seattle Poly Tea Club - secret group for monthly, small group meet-ups; Holly H. is a member

• Seattle Solo Poly - secret discussion group for poly folks without a primary / live-in partner, launched in 2017; Holly H. is a member

• South Sound Poly Folks - secret group; really quiet these days (60+ members); Holly H. is a member

• Tac/Oly Poly - secret group, focusing on the southern Puget Sound region (300+ members); Holly H. and Marie Stewart are admins

• Tacoma Area Polyamory Community: Support and Meet Up - closed group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TacomaPolyCommunity/ (will show up in your FB account)

• Taste of Kitsap: secret group which hosts month meet & greets in area restaurants; contact Wade Hudson

• Poly Folks Getting Fit & Healthy - secret group to encourage each other in our weight loss and getting healthy journeys, plan hikes, share recipes and resources, etc. (Holly H. admins); off-shoot of Tac/Oly Poly

Secret FB Groups will require a referral from a current member of that list to gain access, or an email address given to a list admin. Each group has slightly different rules about conduct and participation (such as introductions); make sure to read the group description and/or files for each group upon access. Remember, closed groups will show up in your FB list of groups.

Fetlife groups:

• Olympia Poly Families - https://fetlife.com/groups/68731

• Poly in Salem - https://fetlife.com/groups/14124

• PDX Poly - https://fetlife.com/groups/3513

• Seattle Poly - https://fetlife.com/groups/4799

• Seattle Poly Parents - https://fetlife.com/groups/12322

• Seattle Poly-Queer Personals - https://fetlife.com/groups/90651

• Seattle to Portland Poly Partners - https://fetlife.com/groups/34454

• Tacoma Poly & Kinky - https://fetlife.com/groups/55430

• Seattle Poly Potluck and Discussion Group - https://fetlife.com/home/v3

Meetup Groups:

• Corvallis Poly Meetup Group - http://www.meetup.com/The-Corvallis...

• Open Conversations about Open Relationships (Portland area)- http://www.meetup.com/Open-Conversa...

• PDX Poly Dating - http://www.meetup.com/PDX-Poly-Dati...

• Portland Open 20s and 30s - http://www.meetup.com/Portland-Open...

• Portland Polyamory - http://www.meetup.com/Portland-Poly...

• Portland Poly Family - http://www.meetup.com/Portland-Poly...

• Seattle Polyamory (also has events listed for many other local poly groups who don't have their own group space) - http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Polya...

• Seattle Poly Potluck and Discussion Group - http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Polya... (added here because it's not always easy to find on the Seattle Polyamory Meetup Group)

• Seattle Poly Professionals - http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Poly-...

• Sex Positive PDX - http://www.meetup.com/sexpositivepd...

Education Resources

• Center for Sex Positive Culture (formerly the Wet Spot) is a nonprofit, membership-based community center located in Seattle, Washington that welcomes the kinky, poly and LGBTQ communities. Events are held every day of the week, each with its own rules and restrictions, so verify before you go. The active calendar is always updated. http://thecspc.org/calendar - as of 05/2017 the CSPC was without a permanent location

Seattle Area Poly Events

• PolyCamp PolyCamp is a yearly summer camping event featuring workshops, discussion groups, outdoor activities, entertainment to support the poly community. http://www.polycamp.org/; as of 2017 PolyCamp is on hiatus

• Poly Meetup Unstructured social meetup on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Wayward Coffee House. http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Polyamory/

• Poly Potluck and More Party Potluck and discussion from 5:00-7:30 ($5 suggested donation) and party afterwards (8:00-11:00 with $10 cover) at the Center for Sex Positive Culture on the third Sunday of every month. http://thecspc.org/calendar **the CSPC is currently without a physical space (5/17)**

• Poly Lifestyles Poly discussion group meets at the Center for Sex Positive Culture on the fourth Tuesday of every month 7:30-9:30 p.m., 18 and over $5 suggested donation. http://thecspc.org/calendar **the CSPC is currently without a physical space (5/17)**

• Paradise A week-long sex and kink positive camping event held for a week and a weekend in August at the Longhouse. http://www.paradiseunbound.com/About/

Poly Dating Resources

• DateBound For queer and trans folks specifically. www.datebound.com/ (site down in July 2014)

• FetLife FetLife is an online community site for the kink-identified. The poly and kinky circles intertwine quite a bit. https://fetlife.com/

• Love Many One of the oldest dating sites in the poly community; video chat offered. http://lovemany.com/

• OK Cupid OKCupid allows poly matching. Sort of. You can identify yourself as being in an "open relationship" versus "married" or "single" etc., and have the ability to choose a Relationship Type that is "mostly" or "strictly" "monogamous" or "non-monogamous". You can also link accounts; handy for spouses and partnered poly folks. http://www.okcupid.com/

• Poly MatchMaker Free membership for basic profiles and connections, premium membership for chat rooms, games, other services. http://www.polymatchmaker.com/

• Polyamory NorthWest is a dating and social networking community. Free membership for basic profiles and connections. http://polynorthwest.com/