When do polygamists get to come out of the shadows?

WILLIAM A. JACOBSON AUG 4, 2013 9:07 AM

Bringing people “out of the shadows” is the newest greatest.

So what about polygamists?

We’ve addressed this issue before, in a call for intellectual honesty:

• Polygamy – another love that now dares speak its name again
• “Polygamy would have to be permitted”
• Polyamory – at least be honest about it
• On what rational basis does NY State now deny polyamorous clusters the right to marry?
• The Gay Marriage Slippery Slope Is Back

An article in Slate.com in April sparked some heated discussion: Legalize Polygamy!

The author of that article appeared on an Al-Jazeera talk show in late May, Pluralising marriage: Does polygamy have a place in the battle for marriage equality?

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