On AlterNet: polygamy

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "polygamy"

A Feminist Polygamist?

Katherine Butler, EcoSalon. May 8, 2011.

Can a woman be a feminist and involved in a polygamist relationship at the same time?

Secrets and Wives: A British Atheist Spends Time Among Mormon Polygamists

Sanjiv Bhattacharya, Religion Dispatches. May 3, 2011.

The English-Indian author talks to Religion Dispatches about his latest book, an investigation of modern polygamy in the Mormon tradition.

Could Polygamy Be Good for Women?

Jessica Mack, Ms. Blog. January 10, 2011.

While it's established that polygamy can be a source of oppression for women, to over-simplify and construe it as necessarily generating abuse is unproductive.

How to Have an Open Relationship

Jen Angel, YES! Magazine. December 12, 2010.

Exploring open relationships can change our assumptions about intimacy and empowerment.

What I Learned at My First Orgy

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.

"Screwing Their Brains Out": Plato's Retreat and the Rise of Swinging

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.

Iran Women Say No to Polygamy

Elahe Amani, Women News Network. September 30, 2008.

An Iranian coalition helps stop legislation that would have made polygamy easier to practice.

Behind the Cloak of Polygamy

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.

Sex Abuse in the Name of Religion Isn't a Lifestyle -- It's Sex Abuse

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.

How Should States Deal with Polygamous Sects?

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.

Men of the Cloth: The Vatican Isn't So Far From Fundamentalist Mormonism

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.

Prosecuting Polygamy

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.

Polygamy and Forced Sex in the Name of God

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.