The Ethical Slut
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| Author(s) | Dossie Easton, Catherine A. Liszt |
| Cover artist | Brendan Husk |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Greenery Press |
| Publication date | 1997 |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 1-890159-01-8 |
| OCLC Number | 37969365 |
| Dewey Decimal | 306.73 22 |
| LC Classification | HQ980.5.U5 E27 1997 |
The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities (ISBN 1-890159-01-8) is an English language non-fiction book written by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy (given as pseudonym Catherine A. Liszt for the book's first edition). The book discusses consensual non-monogamy as a lifestyle, and provides practical guidance on how such long-term relationships work and are put into practice.
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Content [edit]
The authors define the term slut as "a person of any gender who has the courage to lead life according to the radical proposition that sex is nice and pleasure is good for you." The term is reclaimed from its usual use as a pejorative and as a simple label for a promiscuous person. Instead, it is used to signify a person who is accepting of their enjoyment of sex and the pleasure of intimacy with others, and chooses to engage and accept these in an ethical and open way — rather than as cheating.
The Ethical Slut discusses how to live an active life with multiple concurrent sexual relationships in a fair and honest way. Discussion topics include how to deal with the practical difficulties and opportunities in finding and keeping partners, maintaining relationships with others, and strategies for personal growth.
It contains chapters discussing how consensual nonmonogamy is handled in different subcultures such as the gay and lesbian communities, information on handling scheduling, jealousy, communication, conflict in relationships, and etiquette for group sexual encounters.
Film adaptation [edit]
An article in the January 31, 2007, issue of the East Bay Express reports that Moses Ma will be producing a movie adaptation of The Ethical Slut.[1]
Play adaptation [edit]
Playwright John Sable's Multiple O, a play adaptation of The Ethical Slut, opened on May 2, 2008, at the Broom Street Theater.[2]
Further editions [edit]
Co-author Dossie Easton reported in May 2007 that Easton and Liszt were working on a second edition of the book, including more communication exercises and information about polyamory communities on the Internet.[3] It was published in March 2009 and is called The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures.
References [edit]
- ^ East Bay Express | Arts & Culture | Sluts and Pork Buns
- ^ Broom Street Theater
- ^ Easton, Dossie. Interview. "Episode 110." Polyamory Weekly. By Cunning Minx. May 24, 2007. Quoted in "Upcoming Poly Books and Movie". Polyamory in the News. May 25, 2007.
External links [edit]
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Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Ethical Slut |
- Greenery Press, homepage of the publishers of The Ethical Slut
- A review of The Ethical Slut
- Comic on Qwantz Dinosaur Comics
