free love

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In the late 1950s in New York City, a group of therapists founded the Sullivan Institute, which promoted free love and communal living and attracted hundreds of followers, including the painter Jackson Pollock.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

They sought to completely alter society and often advocated innovations like communal housing, free love, and women’s rights—all considered radical at the time.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Some, but not all, free love thinkers advocated against monogamy as a restriction of individual freedom.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

For the Romantics, as we see in detail, free thinking and free love were inseparable, and the personal consequences were often excruciating.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

He had learned from the past and knew change couldn’t just come from free love, peace, and brotherhood.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez