In a recent conversation discussing the New York Times’ glowing hagiography of Dan Savage and his views in favor of adultery, we discussed how former Sen. Rick Santorum had said something years ago to infuriate Savage. The crime that resulted in naming the fecal slime that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex after Santorum? He argued that the legal reasoning being used in the Lawrence v. Texas (a huge gay rights case) could be used in favor of polygamy and various other private sexual acts.
I’ve long wondered — and frequently asked about — what arguments being used in favor of same-sex marriage couldn’t also be used in favor of plural marriage. I’ve not seen this discussion engaged in the press so much as dismissed.
It turns out that we’ll get to see the early contours of the argument with a new lawsuit challenging polygamy law. MORE
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