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Kids From Poly Homes Respond to Legalized Polygamy in Massachusetts Town

by Them Before Us | Jul 21, 2020 | EXPORT, The Latest

(Originally published at The Federalist) The Massachusetts town of Somerville has become the first in the nation to legalize polyamorous relationships. It’s evidence of the slippery slope social conservatives warned would follow legalizing gay marriage. Polygamy was...

Why Child Abuse Is More Likely In Polyamorous Homes Like The Woman With Four Boyfriends

by Them Before Us | Apr 17, 2020 | EXPORT, The Latest

Originally published at The Federalist A few months back, the media celebrated 20-year-old Tory Ojeda, a pregnant woman with four live-in boyfriends. In December, multiple outlets covered the five-some’s open relationship, dismissing opponents with “LOVE DON’T JUDGE.”...

Push To Legalize Polygamy Uses Same Arguments As Push For Same-Sex Marriage

by Them Before Us | Feb 22, 2020 | EXPORT, The Latest

(Originally published at The Federalist) “I just came out openly to friends.” “Love is love” and we deserve “equal protection under the law.” We are “not harming anybody.” “The world would be a better place if everybody was more open.” “I am proud of who I am” but I...

James Lopez’s story | “I grew up seeing my father kiss and cuddle with two different women.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 11, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

I grew up in a household living with not only my mother and father, but also my half-brother and his mother. My father had two kids: one with my mom (me) and one with another woman (my half-brother, who was three months older than I). When my mother was not there, I...