The long-awaited day has finally come (and gone) and now it really only remains to be seen what the general public have to say about it. The link below is the piece that TMJ4 did on us (Milwaukee's local channel 4, NBC affiliate).

http://www.todaystmj4.com/features/specialassignment/50975807.html?video...

A few comments:

The "catchy" promo for it that ran all day Friday was cheesy and racy. They intentionally used the phrases "love triangle" and "provocative new look on marriage." It wasn't terribly sensationalized, but it gave me a start when I first saw it.

The piece, in general, is tasteful. I think they did a decent job of portraying us in a generic - neither gung-ho positive or lynch-them-in-the-square negative - which I can deal with. We also didn't get any bad jokes from Mike Jacobs, which tends to happen after each of the "Special Assignment" pieces. That was nice.

A few corrections, though: they labeled a few people incorrectly. My girlfriend's name is Lyndzi. At about minute 1, they label her as Kris Jernberg, who is actually one of the members of our group - though the piece identifies her correctly in the script. So then at minute 1:40 that is Kris talking about not being a swinger; they label her as Rachel Keuler, who is Lyndzi's roommate. Lastly, Rachel (who is the woman with Jeff - the guy with the hat) is incorrectly labeled as the relationship - not sex - expert Judy Bruett.

It was obvious that the expert that they got to talk about relationships obviously has a) little knowledge about the practice of polyamory to generalized by saying "it would be asking for trouble" and b) doesn't agree with it. There are poly-friendly counselors and therapists in the area; I'm not sure why they didn't spend the time to look one of those up. But oh well.

I personally received five separate text messages last night with the general statement, "Hey, you're on tv." Some knew; some didn't, but they do now. It's nerve-wracking, but it's good to know that we're out there now, and anyone looking for a friendly face knows where to go.

Let us know what you think.

Coming out to anyone is a big deal. Whether your LGBT, Poly, or any other kind of non-traditional walk of life, telling other people about it is a very personal and nerve-racking thing. After nearly four years of being poly, Ashley and I - along with Lyndzi - have decided to go very public about our lifestyle.

For those who weren't aware - or weren't in attendance - TMJ4, one of Milwaukee's local news agencies, came to our group to get a glimpse of what we're all about. They were lucky enough to come on a day we were discussing legal issues, and we also touched on some personal experiences of some of the groups' members. We had a few new folks, and some regulars. TMJ came to my and Ashley's apartment a few days later to do a more personal piece about us and Lyndzi's typical evening together. We did our best to represent our lifestyle respectably and without the sort of drama and "slutting around" that O'Reily and others tend to portray us as perpetuating.

The feature will air on Channel 4 (Milwaukee) at 10pm on July 17th - this Friday. For anyone who sees it, please leave a comment here. We'll also post the link to the video on their website once it's posted.

We thank everyone for their support, and we hope that this brings a positive light to all poly folks and specifically those in Milwaukee. We're very proud of everyone who has been strong enough to come to our group and to be open and honest about their relationships.

Cheers,
Boone

So, we're coming out. Well, we've kind of already been "out" but not all that publicly. It's going to be a bit harder now to not be. The Shepherd Express ran another article about us, and we decided as a family to use our real names. Read the full article here.

It's a big step for all of us, I think, and we're excited. The group will be a big voice in the community, and we hope that it will be a great service, too. We want people to be welcome, and we want people to feel comfortable with us. We hope that by "outing" ourselves to people here in Milwaukee we will give other people courage to do the same thing - to their friends, family, co-workers, whoever they're comfortable coming out to. There are others like you, and we're here to help you in whatever way we can.

Nine months ago I met a girl who was innocent, rabidly passionate, intense, and completely unaware of the things that lay within her. Elle has changed dramatically since then. She went from a girl who had never had a boyfriend, to a caring woman and wonderful companion who does so many wonderful things for both me and Nyla.

Hello everyone. It's been a busy few weeks with Nyla being gone, Elle being sick, my brother coming into town (this upcoming weekend), and everything needing to be prep-ed for that. So it's slowed down a bit - enough for me to write this rather short post.