I found out about this wonderful forum a week ago when I met Elizabeth at the Left Forum. I'm WilliamC and I want to be a regular participant in this project. I'm 61 years old (an old fart!) and have been involved in the struggle for sexual liberation all of my life. In the 60's and 70's I was involved in the "alternative lifestyle" movement which eventually became the polyamory and swing movements. I identified as poly for many years, but found it very difficult to connect with women in that context. I think that the poly movement at that time was very much the victim of patriarchal structures. I haven't been to a poly oriented event in many years. I still struggle because I like sex and I want to connect deeply and honestly with women. I've come to believe that it would be best for me to stop using pornography for now. I really don't like commercial porn anyway. It feels very exploitive to me. At least it triggers fantasies that I don't really want to act out in the real world. This is a decision just for me and just for right now. I want to keep evolvoing and to be involved in a movement that links sexuality and politics. One of my objections to the early poly movement was its anti political nature. People were interested in whatever they were doing but not interested in connecting it to a larger political struggle. I believe very strongly that the personal is very political. I hope to meet more of you over time.