The folks at Feminist Outlaw have an agenda. They want to break off the shackles of the patriarchy by showing that "responsible nonmonogamy can be a healthy lovestyle with lots of community support." To that end they're holding a Polyamory Party complete with burlesque and musical performances.

"The party will be filmed for the award-winning docuseries MTV True Life: I'm Polyamorous, which has an audience of ten million, mostly teenagers, so it has tremendous potential to open minds!" says the invite. "Come mingle with the New York sex-positive community and enjoy a great free party with amazing performers!"

Why are events like these important? "Our sexually repressive society is evolving, especially as same-sex marriage debates raise the question of what constitutes a family and a valid love style. . . . When we brave criticism to be public positive examples of queer people, polyamorous people, trans people, people into BDSM, sex-positive people of all varieties, we broaden perspectives, we change minds, we let people know that sex-positive people free of shame are NOT immoral and NOT a minority, and we change society! I'd like to show this happy sexual revolutionary culture in New York with a vibrant party full of people and performers."

Oh, but if you're middle-aged, find something else to do. "[T]he party is a gathering for under-40 (or under-40 looking!) folks because we're displaying the youth polyamorous/ polyfriendly community." You know: MTV viewers think old people are gross, and nobody wants to fuck dudes who look like their parents.

Anyway, see you all there! Death to the patriarchy!