The Portland Polyamory Outreach Group was founded by Franklin Veaux and his partner Zaiah. Both of us have been non-monogamous our entire lives. Franklin has been writing about polyamory since the mid-1990s and has been a poly communty organizer since 1998. Zaiah has been active in the poly community for the past decade.

We have both been active with several sexuality and non-monogamy discussion groups around Portland for years, and are seeking to create a space for discussion that serves southeast Portland. We decided to host the Portland Polyamory Outreach Group to help bring together not only people who self-identify as polyamorous, but people who are interested in polyamory and in non-monogamy of all sorts.

Thediscussion group is a casual, informal group whose topics are determined by the people who attend. From time to time, we invite folks from other sex-positive and non-monogamous communities to talk about their experiences and share their community-building activities.

Anyone who likes is welcome to attend. The discussions are low-key social events. We do expect that you respect the privacy of the other people who attend, as not everyone is open about their interest in non-monogamy. Please feel free to share information about the discussions, but don't disclose the people attending without their permission!