PolyAware

I take pride in advocating for regular testing and recently heard there is a std going around Minnesota that is similar to ring worm (https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/ep/han/2026/feb11tmvii.pdf). Please protect yourself, assess risks, and don't be ashamed to get tested regularly. Planned Parenthood in Moorhead is a poly friendly resource to get STD testing and they have a sliding fee scale to help those with limited income.

It's also very important to have communication with your partners about rules relating to engaging in in*******se, whether it pertains to barrier use, birth control/planned parenting, or other boundaries. This was a very challenging discourse in past relationships for me personally after feeling pressured to agree to terms that affected secure attachment and invoked feelings of jealousy.

Communicating with your partner(s) is crucial to ensure everyone involved is aware of risks. When I first express interest with someone (wether they are a long term, casual, or single encounter) I like to discuss this subject similar to how we practiced with elevator speeches and am including a link to one of my favorite websites (solopoly) to help provide education on how to navigate this type of discourse.

~Angel
https://solopoly.net/2012/08/29/talking-about-safer-sex-the-elevator-pitch/ #:~:text=When%20were%20you%20last%20tested,and%20how%20they%20say%20it%E2%80%A6

So... much change has been afoot in the polyam/ENM community in Fargo-Moorhead! We created a Discord server, and it has exploded with over 50 members in the first week. It is starting to cool down a little bit, now, so we wanted to extend an invitation: if you...
1) self-identify as polyamorous, relationship anarchist, or some other branch of ethically non-monogamous, AND
2) you either live within an hour or so of the FM area or travel here at least a few times a year,

Feel free to DM *on Discord* for an invitation link. We are doing that instead of posting the link here because we just want to chat a bit about identification and background, then discuss rules so that members are somewhat vetted.

Hey, folks! If you identify as any stripe of ethically non-monogamous (swinging, monogamish, polyfidelit...ous?, RA, etc.) you are invited to participate in a study related to support and welbeing hosted by OPEN, the Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-Monogamy. Estimated completion time is 25-30 minutes.

OPEN link: https://www.open-love.org/join

Survey link: https://chapmanu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3qvDjh6xlTrjEZE?Source=participant

Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy 2025 Survey The 2025 OPEN Survey.