When you hear the word polygamy, what comes to mind? For many people, it's an old-fashioned practice or something from the past. But polygamy is still very much alive today and legal in several ...

Polygamy is rare throughout most of the world. In the U.S., having spouselike relationships with more than one person under the same roof was criminalized in 1882. Today, people in the U.S. are rarely ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson is defending a measure she promoted six years ago to decriminalize polygamy after an advocate said the move has hurt people in polygamous ...

Polygamy—a legally or customarily recognized marriage involving three or more people—is currently illegal in Australia. However, new research suggests a way to legalize the practice without disrupting ...

Polyamory involves having multiple intimate partners at once, whereas polygamy refers specifically to being married to multiple partners. Polyandry and polygyny are forms of polygamy. Share on ...