Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. June 15, 2009. There's nothing quite like seeing six naked people having sex. I undressed, joined in and learned lessons that are with me to this day.
Cynthia Fuchs, PopMatters. April 16, 2009. A new film about Plato's Retreat shows how the swinger's club helped challenge gender stereotypes and regressive ideas about sex.
Andrea Moore-Emmett, Ms. Magazine. August 24, 2008. Deference to religion and parental rights must sometimes take a back seat to protecting women and children's safety.
Ellen Goodman, Truthdig. May 23, 2008. The call to understand the polygamous sect as just another unique corner of multicultural America is relativism run amok.
Faye Bowers, Christian Science Monitor. May 8, 2008. Utah and Arizona have mostly ignored the FLDS since the infamous 1953 raid of Short Creek. Now, political pressure may force them to crack down.
Katha Pollitt, The Nation. April 26, 2008. When it comes to keeping women in their place, polygamous Mormon fundamentalists and the Pope have a lot in common.
Marci Hamilton, Huffington Post. April 16, 2008. Authorities must vigorously enforce the laws against polygamy to stem the abuse of women and children in fundamentalist Mormon communities.
Ellen Goodman, Washington Post Writers Group. September 24, 2007. The view of polygamy as just another lifestyle choice has been countered by the growing evidence of communities rife with abuse.