Matt Bullen

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Matt Bullen (born 1969) is an English writer and polyamory advocate.

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Born in Guildford, Surrey, Bullen was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford and the University of Birmingham, UK. He co-wrote some Family: the web series [1] episodes with Terisa Greenan. He has also written about polyamory for publications including The Idler . He has spoken about polyamorous parenting on national and international television, and other forums. [2] [3] He has been interviewed in publications including Details and City Living Seattle. [4] The Newsweek feature [5] that centered on his family, and on "Family: the web series", was listed as a Newsweek's Editors' Top Ten article in 2009. In June 2015, this article was cited by Chief Justice John Roberts as part of his dissent to the decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the USA. [6]

Bullen has contributed articles on other subjects to publications including the Dancing Times and the Comedy Review and he conducted the last extensive interview with Monty Python's Graham Chapman. [7]

On Christmas Eve 2018, he married Cecilia Capehart-Bullen in Kent, Washington, USA. Capehart-Bullen is a great granddaughter of the late U.S. Senator Homer E. Capehart. [8] [9]

In March 2021 they launched a podcast about their age-gap marriage, titled A Brit, A Brat, & A 25-Year Gap: A Seattle Age-Gap Marriage. [10]

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