Love's Not Color Blind

Kevin A. Patterson, M.Ed., is the creator of the Poly Role Models project, an interview series that serves as a platform for the diversity of polyamorous relationship structures.

• DedicationForewordAcknowledgmentsBeginning Stuff…Disclaimer One: The “Bookening…”Disclaimer 2: Electric Boogaloo…The Format of This Book…Alternative Lifestyles Be Like… Forced AmbassadorshipPresentation and the Angry BlackIntentional CommunitiesWhy Does It Matter?Barriers For EntryWhite Feminism and PolyamoryOtheringDating PreferencesBreakdowns In Representation aka White People ShitTokenismFetishizationClass…Fostering Inclusivity…For White FolksOwning Your Shit…Don’t Pander…EngageIntentional PlanningJoint EventsFostering Inclusivity…For People Of ColorShow Up…Or Don’t…Your Events Are YoursMake Your Own GroupStart Creating 136How I Started Creating…Creating Around Class…Creating Around Tokenism…Creating Around Othering…Creating Around Fetishization…Too Long / Didn’t ReadEndnotesIndex

"Love’s Not Color Blind belongs on the shelf next to The Ethical Slut. For both people of color and their allies, this is a powerful offering that dismantles myths about polyamory and builds a bridge to better understanding." —Claire Foster, www.forewordreviews.com/