EDGY Conference

Andy Casillas & Flora Gonska
Andy Casillas & Flora Gonska
Associates of Science in Film
Eris Talent Agency
Andy Casillas & Flora Gonska
Andy Casillas (32, they/them) and Flora Gonska (26, she/her) are a married, polyamorous couple living in Los Angeles. They met on the dating app Grindr. They have participated in and led panels with app developers like DatingGrp.com and Grindr LLC in conversations about polyamory and queer dating, while personally navigating the complexities of being queer and non-monogamous in a society that centers cis-heterosexuality and monogamy. They are also writing a research and personal experience based book on polyamorous relationships and family integration. As a queer, poly couple they will briefly go over the basics of what it means to be ethically non-monogamous, give some historical context and terminology you might not have heard of before, and touch on the importance of teaching youth simple concepts like tolerance, consent, honesty, and compersion. They presented last year for EDGY and are back to talk about allyship as it pertains to INTERSECTIONALITY and polyamory. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A.

SESSION OVERVIEW

Norm-ALLY-zing Nonmonogamy
This queer, poly couple will go over the basics of what it means to be ethically non-monogamous, the difference between polyamory and non-monogamy, give some historical context and terminology you might not have heard of before, and touch on the importance of teaching youth simple concepts like tolerance, consent, honesty, and compersion. Initially we will review the fundamentals of talking to young people about non-monogamy from our presentation last year. Using non-monogamy as an example to show how intersectionality is an intrinsic component of allyship. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A.