Polygamy is back on the menu, boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It wasn\u2019t supposed to be this way. During the debates over same-sex marriage we were assured that the slope wasn\u2019t slippery and that suggestions that polygamy might be next were a form of ridiculous alarmism propagated by homophobic bigots and repressed religious weirdos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once again, the people dismissed as prejudiced prudes are being proven right. With the help of a rebrand to polyamory (which sounds less patriarchal), polygamy is having a moment. As Glenn Stanton recently explained<\/a> for the Federalist<\/em>, polyamory advocates are running the same playbook that same-sex marriage advocates did\u2014and it\u2019s working. As he noted, \u201cEleven U.S. cities now proudly offer the poly-minded various bundles of legal protections. Seattle\u2019s clownish city council was the latest to do so, giving the movement its first truly landmark development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The legacy media has been leading the charge. Stanton highlighted a New York Times<\/em> article<\/a> from earlier this year, but there have been many pro-poly pieces in recent<\/a> years, especially in the sort<\/a> of old-guard prestige<\/a> outlets<\/a> that have New York in their names. And public support for polygamy has significantly increased<\/a> in recent years, from single digits to 20-25 percent. Though still far from a majority, this rise resembles that seen in the early stages of the push for same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> Once marriage is about adult feelings instead of the union of a man and a woman, what’s the principled reason to stop at two?\n\nThere isn’t one. That’s why polyamory is having a moment. https:\/\/t.co\/UCMx8Uvq0h<\/p>— Ruth Institute (@RuthInstitute) October 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>\n