monogamy, comparing homosexuality to polygamy, gay marriage

 

Kody Brown, his four wives and 17 children want to be the new face of polygamy.

Times reporter John Schwartz wrote on Facebook about his experience interviewing the family, stars of the TLC show, “Sister Wives": http://on.fb.me/1ilUAYc

Polygamy as Lifestyle Choice, and a Reality TV Brand

nytimes.com

Kody Brown, his four wives and 17 children want to be the new face of polygamy, what some consider the next frontier after same-sex marriage.

 

Monogamy’s Boost to Human Evolution

By CARL ZIMMER

Fossil records suggest that by sticking around and protecting and feeding their offspring, early men paved the way for the growth of the human brain.

Santorum Still Comparing Homosexuality to Polygamy

Anti-gay remarks draw some boos from audience of New Hampshire college Republicans.Santorum has long favored a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman. That stance was once a surefire way to motivate the Republican base, but with a majority of Americans now in support of gay marriage, some wonder whether it will hurt Santorum’s presidential chances. From the Los Angeles Times:

Santorum's conservative views played well among Iowa's Republican electorate, but New Hampshire's GOP base is more moderate. (Both states have legalized same-sex marriage.) But even in Iowa, he was asked about the issue and he'll likely face further questions as long as he remains in the race. The antipathy between Santorum and the gay community is well known, having been manifested, for one thing, in his "Google problem" (which we're not going to get into).

monogamy

Pronunciation: /məˈnɒgəmi/

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noun

[mass noun]

• the practice of marrying or state of being married to one person at a time: Judaism has journeyed from polygamy to strict monogamy
• the practice or state of having a sexual relationship with only one partner: AIDS can be contained by monogamy as well as by early sex education younger men were more likely to stray, saying monogamy was outdated
• Zoology the habit of having only one mate at a time: monogamy is rare in most animal groups, but is common among birds

Derivatives

monogamist

noun

monogamous

adjective

monogamously

adverb

Origin:

early 17th century: from French monogamie, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek monogamia, from monos 'single' + gamos 'marriage'