To all the ladies happily settled into their lives with their rainbow men, congratulations.

Now get out.  THIS page is for the newbies, the tenderfoots, greenhorns and neophytes to the Rainbow Man Dating Game.  A group of very generous, intelligent and thoughtful women (and, one man!) have graciously offered to personally give guidance to the lurkers (I see you, I’m looking at you) who are perhaps too bashful to show themselves to trillions of eyeballs.  Take a look at the list below.  If one of these folks strikes your fancy and you’d like to reach out to them for advice on all things rainbow, send an email to info@beyondblackwhite.com with the name of the counselor of your choosing in the heading.

To keep these connections anonymous (until both parties agree to reveal themselves) The following are the screen names of the participants, and the pictures are what their screen names remind me of:

Ali: Ali is in her mid-twenties and grew up in very-well-to-do Caucasian neighborhood and has friends (mostly male) from various races. She is well- traveled, and has dated without boundaries all her life, and is currently in a 1 1/2 year relationship.

Bunny77: Bunny, age 32, went on her first interracial date more than 10 years ago, after being asked out by a WM in her grad school program. After that, she continued to date men of all races and ethnicities, and specialized in finding creative methods to meet men. If there was any new dating “trend” (like Speed Dating), she probably would try it! She’s engaged to be married this fall to a 38-year-old, never-married WM with no children.

Barry: Barry is 44 years old and the father of three daughters.  He is a self-proclaimed pacifist and activist of all causes that suppress.  He is a writer, singer, songwriter, and poet.

MadamCJCPA: MadamCJCPA , age 32, lives in Chicago, IL with her eight-year-old son and (white) boyfriend of 11 years.  They met in a chat room when the internet was still in the Dark Ages.  They chatted back and forth in the room and on the phone for about two years before they met in person in 1999.  She admits to having some “commitment issues,” thus, no nuptials…yet.

Browncow: Browncow has been happily and interracially married for five years.  Prior to meeting her husband, she had a Chinese/Cambodian boyfriend for 3.5 years.  While she dated a few black guys in high-school, she has mainly been attracted to the rainbow varietals.  She is currently incubating her second child, Browncow Jr.  :)

Funkystarkitty50: Funkystarkitty50, age 36, lives in Atlanta, GA and have been married to a Brit for 12 years whom she met online.  Prior to marrying ‘Mr. London,’ she dated mostly white and hispanic men, despite being told that the black would slide off her body if she continued such shenanigans.  She would like to provide encouragement to someone considering dating out or who is just starting to and needs some encouragement and support.