Love’s Not Color Blind

with Kevin & Antoinette

(Season 3 | Episode 121)

[TESSA] Kevin and Antoinette are a couple. A polyamorous couple… with children. And from what you will hear in this episode… this all works… just fine.

When they were first carving out this lifestyle for themselves they didn’t even know it was a “thing.” Then they found the polyamory community in Philadelphia. And that really opened up their eyes to so many possibilities. And, just for the record, the kids are well aware of their parents’ relationships.

KEVIN PATTERSON

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Kevin and Antoinette Patterson are active members of the Philadelphia polyamory community. These two have been practicing ethical nonmonogamy since August of 2002 after opening up a relationship that eventually became marriage.

Love’s Not Color Blind (Kevin Patterson)

The issues that make monogamous dating daunting for people of color—shaming and exclusion by white partners, being fetishized, having realities of everyday racism ignored—occur in polyamorous relationships too, and trying “not to see race” only makes it worse. To make polyamorous communities inclusive, we must all acknowledge our part in perpetuating racism and listen to people of color. Love’s Not Color Blind puts forward the framework—through research, anecdotal testimony, and analogy—for understanding, identifying, and confronting racism within polyamorous communities.

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About Tessa

Tessa Krone is the engine behind and the face of The Open Nesters.

Tessa holds an MA in Consciousness Studies and is a speaker, coach, program and journey facilitator & leader, author and, of course, Podcaster.

Her offerings are based in her mission to help people open to their most self-expressed, loving selves. Tessa’s specialties include embodiment from all the senses and elements of our inner and outer lives, ranging from mindfulness, dance, play, and sensory exploration in nature. If she had one superpower, it would be to help people, especially as they age, to live more open hearted lives.