Ten Arguments From Social Science Against Same
I suspect that there are still strategic reasons for gay-marriage advocates to refrain from pushing for plural marriage; there are numerous rational arguments against state endorsement of group. After a dramatic shift in public opinion, the Supreme Court by a narrow majority made gay marriage a national reality. In Obergefell v. 
Legalization of Polygamy
The most natural advance next for marriage lies in legalized polygamy—yet many of the same people who pressed for marriage equality for gay couples oppose it. This is not an abstract issue. The Utah state Senate voted this week unanimously to decriminalize polygamy. It is a development every social conservative saw coming.
Polyamory and the Law
Thus, gay activists who argue that same-sex civil marriage will domesticate gay men are, in all likelihood, clinging to a foolish hope. This foolish hope does not justify yet another effort to meddle with marriage. Steve Nock, Marriage in Men's Lives (Oxford University Press, ). If you're one of those rare people who think one spouse is not enough, your prayers may be answered. After the Supreme Court decision in favor of gay marriage, conservative critics spotted sister wives on the horizon. 
The Case Against Polygamy
Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?Gay Marriage Debate, The current national debate on gay marriage was sparked by the Supreme Court of Hawaii’s ruling on May 5, that the state could not ban same-sex marriages without “a compelling reason” to do so. [55] The case was sent back to a lower court but voters approved a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage before the. The state's gay-marriage bill fell victim to the lame-duck session yesterday. Eh; it's hard to imagine it not passing in the new session, when Democrats will have a supermajority.
Polygamy Isn’t the Next Gay Marriage
After the Supreme Court decision in favor of gay marriage, conservative critics spotted sister wives on the horizon. "Polygamy, here we come!" tweeted Weekly Standard editor William Kristol. Posted July 24, With gay marriage now legal nationwide, many like William Baude in the New York Times are now wondering if legalized polygamy may be next, and some like Fredrik Deboer in Politico are suggesting that it should be. 
Marriage
I s polygamy the next same-sex marriage? Fundamentalist Mormons, Muslims, and others argue that federal and state statutes on religious freedom protect the practice. Some liberals have joined the cause, using arguments about sexual liberty, equality, and autonomy. Traditional criminal prohibitions against adultery, fornication, abortion, contraception, and sodomy, they argue, have all now been. .
It’s Time to Legalize Polygamy
When people debate gay marriage, some argue that it could lead to legalized polygamy. Host Michel Martin asks how, and if it would even matter. She speaks with Austin Nimocks of the Alliance. . Argument against same
The puzzle of monogamous marriage (PDF), by Joseph Henrich, Robert Boyd, and Peter J. Richerson (Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B) No, Polygamy Isn’t the Next Gay Marriage, by Jonathan Rauch (Politico) Robert Gagnon on the inadequacies of Rauch's arguments against polygamy (Facebook). .