I'm catching up on old podcasts during the long Silicon Valley commute. While listening to Ponzi's coverage of BlogHer, I remembered I hadn't posted anything about Amy Gahran's BlogHer revelation. There's no doubt that Amy's got guts. Polyamory isn't a topic you run across every day. Announcing that you plan to mention this on your business blog is even less common. However, I applaud both her original announcement, and the way she handled the resulting discussion.

It isn't "backing down" but just recognizing that it is smart business to work within the comfort zone of the largest potential client audience. Those who want to learn more about Amy can follow her other blogs in accordance with their comfort level. Amy's decision to survey her reader base was also a smart decision. Reach out and connect with your readers and potential clients? Good business.

Polyamory? In database design, one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships are common. Why expect the human condition to be any less flexible? You would think people would understand that it certainly beats having nobody to love.

Don't get me wrong. I don't agree with everything she's written since I discovered her last year. But, as my Pappy taught me, there ain't nothin' wrong with a difference of opinion. I've linked to Amy more often than I've linked to many other folks. That's not going to change.

Amy Gahran at Contentious. There's good reason for her father to be proud.

Interesting side note: I met a young woman last year who was raised in a polyamorous family, though I didn't know it at the time.