Michelle Hy is from Portland, Oregon and runs the page Polyamorous While Asian, which seeks to normalize non-monogamy through an intersectional lens and amplify the voices of other people of color.

0:00 Introduction and host chat

• If you’re under 18, visit scarleteen.com
• Livin’ it up in Hawaii!

3:15 Interview: Michelle Hy

We ask Michelle her poly origin story, how her poly and Asian identities intersect, why she started Polyamorous While Asian, the pitfalls she warns against, and dating during the pandemic. We talk about how allies must consider Asian inclusion from the beginning rather than tacking it on.

“All relationships are political, whether or not they feel political. Because politics is just us deciding how we relate to one another, and how we feel that power should be distributed.”

Michelle Hy is from Portland, Oregon and runs the page Polyamorous While Asian, which seeks to normalize non-monogamy through an intersectional lens and amplify the voices of other POC. She offers non-monogamy peer support sessions and also touches on topics related to body confidence, sex positivity, and more. Follow her on Instagram @polyamorouswhileasian and learn more via her website at polyamorouswhileasian.com

Contact us

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23:41 Feedback

• Friggin’ Limey likes our use of “relationship orientation”
• Politics corner should be its own podcast
• Jen thanks us for episode 598; it was frighteningly similar to what ended her relationship

27:14 Happy poly moment

G shares a camping happy poly moment!

28:18 Thank you!

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