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Polygamy
Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία, polygamía, “state of marriage to many spouses”) is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives, it can be called a group marriage.
See also Polyamory for non-fiction and Polyamorous for fiction. ...more
See also Polyamory for non-fiction and Polyamorous for fiction. ...more
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In the past people would not get divorced due to the shame. They would stay together with secret lovers.
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Maybe the media will for once do their job right and inform the public about these abusive communities. They should just like the rest of us, be following the rules and regulations of the land. We all need to help by finding a legal means to change this abusive society, nestled among the dusty red sand hills of the Vermillion Cliffs in southwestern Utah and the Arizona Strip.
-Colorado City, 2004
"The Ver'million' Cliffs Polygamists, A View From The Outside
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― From Brainwash to Hogwash: Escaping and Exposing Polygamy
― From Brainwash to Hogwash: Escaping and Exposing Polygamy
