Stepping Up

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

And so it begins:

Kody Brown is a proud polygamist, and a relatively famous one. Now Mr. Brown, his four wives and 16 children and stepchildren are going to court to keep from being punished for it.

The family is the focus of a reality TV show, “Sister Wives,” that first appeared in 2010. Law enforcement officials in the Browns’ home state, Utah, announced soon after the show began that the family was under investigation for violating the state law prohibiting polygamy.

On Wednesday, the Browns are expected to file a lawsuit to challenge the polygamy law.

The lawsuit is not demanding that states recognize polygamous marriage. Instead, the lawsuit builds on a 2003 United States Supreme Court decision, Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down state sodomy laws as unconstitutional intrusions on the “intimate conduct” of consenting adults.

I'm in favor of gay marriage for the same reason I'm in favor of legal polygamy, legalized adult incest, and all the rest - the state really shouldn't be telling anyone else who they can and cannot be in a recognized relationship with, full stop. Unfortunately, I've found that many who agree with gay marriage do not feel the same way about these other types of adult relationships.

Why is it that "equal marriage" only exists for many when it deals with their idea of reality? Should hardcore advocates of gay marriage be lining up behind the Brown family in solidarity and support of their situation? If you believe the US Constitution allows for, if not outright mandates, gay marriage, do you feel the same way here?

Comments

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

Do we live in the same century? Women work now, a polygamous family would have more money than a monogamous one.

Also, The reality is that men will always be forced to compete for wome



The countries in pink are the ones with more women than men.

[harry-beast.livejournal.com]

How many hard charging, successful, educated career women are interested in being the 7th wife of some bearded, fundamentalist sexagenarian patriarch? Even a monogamous marriage is a touch sell these days. And women who grow up in the colonies of polygamous sects often have restrictions on their education and career choices.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

My guess is that none of them would be; are you suggesting these women will be forced into polygamous marriages?

Again, you seem to be assuming that all polygamy is religious based and that restricting polygamy is the only way to protect women from abusive relationships. I'm 100% disagreeing with you and going so far as to call you wrong.

[harry-beast.livejournal.com]

It's the argument that is being made in the courts, and as indicated in my other comments, it isn't entirely convincing.