polygamy
'I'm a Person, and I Deserve More': What It's Like to Escape a Polygamous Cult
In Utah, members of the Kingston Clan blend into contemporary society—but the Mormon group openly practices polygamy and incest and exploits its members financially. We spoke to former members to uncover what it's like to grow up in the religious sect...
Polygamists Are Using An App to Find Their ‘Second Wife’
The service lets men seek out multiple wives—but not the other way round.
What Life Is Like After Leaving a Notorious Mormon Polygamist Sect
VICE meets three young women who explain why they left Warren Jeffs's Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and talk about the struggle to build a new life.
The Long Search for the Missing Child Brides of a Mormon Polygamist Sect
Inside the investigation into the cross-border pipeline used to transport the underage wives of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.
'Sister Wives' to Petition Supreme Court to Overturn Polygamy Ban
This week, Justice Sonia Sotomayor granted TLC star Kody Brown and his four wives more time to file a petition of review with the Supreme Court as part of their years-long fight against the state of Utah.
How a Polygamist Leader Used Olive Oil to Escape House Arrest
"He used a substance which may have been olive oil to lubricate the GPS tracking band and slip it off his ankle."
The Owner of Polygamy.com Wants to Make Having a Second Wife Normal
I had a slightly awkward chat with Azad Chaiwala, who owns the UK's first polygamy matchmaking website and wants to break the taboo about having multiple wives.
Syrian Refugees Are Becoming Second Wives in Turkey
Hemmed in by circumstance, Syrian refugee women often find that the simplest path to stability is marrying a man—even if that man is already married.
How One Man Is Dealing with Life After Leaving His Family's Polygamist Cult
After being banished from Salt Lake City's polygamist Mormon group the Kingston Clan, Joe Robinson tries to build a new life for himself with the help of former clan members.
Inside the Lawsuits that Could Finally Take Down the FLDS Mormon Cult
Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have been accused of a host of offenses over the years—including sexual assault, religious discrimination, and fraud. Two lawsuits brought to court this year could finally...
How to Make Polyamory Work
For the first installment of The Talk, a new column that interrogates the current state of sex and relationships, we explore how and why people with different relationship structures make them work.
A Polygamist Cult Has Been Running a Major Food Stamp Scam
Leaders of a polygamous community there were among eleven people charged with food-stamp fraud and money laundering.