Matt Bullen

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Matt Bullen (born 1969) is an English writer and polyamory advocate.

Biography[edit]

Born in Guildford, Surrey, Bullen was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford and the University of Birmingham, UK. He co-wrote some Family: the web series[1] episodes with Terisa Greenan. He has also written about polyamory for publications including The Idler. He has spoken about polyamorous parenting on national and international television, and other forums.[2][3] He has been interviewed in publications including Details and City Living Seattle.[4] The Newsweek feature[5] that centered on his family, and on "Family: the web series", was listed as a Newsweek's Editors' Top Ten article in 2009. In June 2015, this article was cited by Chief Justice John Roberts as part of his dissent to the decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the USA.[6]

Bullen has contributed articles on other subjects to publications including the Dancing Times and the Comedy Review and he conducted the last extensive interview with Monty Python's Graham Chapman.[7]

On Christmas Eve 2018, he married Cecilia Capehart-Bullen in Kent, Washington, USA. Capehart-Bullen is a great granddaughter of the late U.S. Senator Homer E. Capehart.[8][9]

In March 2021 they launched a podcast about their age-gap marriage, titled A Brit, A Brat, & A 25-Year Gap: A Seattle Age-Gap Marriage.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matt Bullen at IMDb
  2. ^ Warner Bros. Online (9 February 2010). "It's Not Swinging If You're Committed!". momlogic.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. ^ Minx, Cunning (2 October 2010). "Poly Weekly 249: Poly Parenting « Polyamory Weekly". Polyweekly.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  4. ^ "A many-splendored thing? The polyamorous family". citylivingseattle.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ Jessica Bennett July 29, 2009 (29 July 2009). "Polyamory: The Next Sexual Revolution?". Newsweek. Retrieved 14 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Polyamory in the News: In Chief Justice Roberts' dissent: Route now wide open to multi-marriage".
  7. ^ "Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) @ EOFFTV". Eofftv.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Biography: Homer E. Capehart, 1969-1973". webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ "a Brit, a Brat, & a 25-year Gap: a Seattle age-gap marriage". Buzzsprout. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  10. ^ "a Brit, a Brat, & a 25-year Gap: a Seattle age-gap marriage". Buzzsprout. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

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