Sexual Insurrection

Polyamorists Vie for Mainstream Acceptance

Background:

Bryan and Sheila DeBlonk opened a political consulting firm in their home state of California after they got married, and for many years they specialized in strategic messaging and political lobbying around education.¹ Brett Chamberlain, too, specializes in strategic messaging. As a political activist, he advocated for sustainable waste management until 2021, when he hooked up with Sheila and Bryan and took up education.²

Several years ago, Bryan and Sheila co-founded the Orgy Dome, a “theme camp” attraction at Burning Man.³ (Burning Man is a week-long hedonism-fest that draws some 70,000 people to the Nevada desert every summer.) The Orgy Dome...