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The success of TLC’s show Sister Wives has given millions of people a view into the real-life workings of a polygamist family. And on Friday afternoon, patriarch Kody Brown and his Sister Wives family brought the cameras with them as they rallied to make plural marriage legal.

Gathering on the steps of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, the reality stars joined hundreds of others polygamous people and supporters in protest of a bill that would keep polygamy a felony in Utah.

“I’m a father, a husband, and a lover, Not a felon,” read a sign held by Brown.

Cody Alan was ready.

The Cmt star shared a heartfelt message to Instagram on Thursday, using the new year as an opportunity to make the big announcement about who he is and loves.

"2017. As we start a new year, there is something I want to share with you. You see, I’m gay," the 31-year-old TV host wrote. "This is not a choice I made, but something I've known about myself my whole life."

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"Through life's twists and turns, marriage, divorce, fatherhood, successes, failures - I've landed on this day, a day when I'm happier and healthier than I’ve ever been. And I’m finally comfortable enough for everyone to know this truth about me," he explained. "Thanks for following me and supporting me over the years. As we continue our journey, I hope this news won't change how you see me...

Growing up as a devout fundamentalist Mormon in a polygamous family, Mariah Brown struggled to come to terms with her sexuality. Terrified of being gay, the Sister Wives star says she became a self-proclaimed homophobe.

“It was something I was so scared of in myself,” she says in the latest issue of People. “If you were to ask me my biggest fear, it would have been to be gay.”

As a child in Utah, Brown says her church’s stance on homosexuality was always made clear to her.

“I remember being in church, and they talked about how being gay was bad,...

Mariah Brown struggled with her sexuality for years, but when she finally told her parents she was gay, the Sister Wives stars gave her their full support.

“I remember thinking right before I told them, ‘If I don’t spit it out now, I’m not going to be able to,’ ” Mariah says in the latest issue of People. “Like when you go cliff jumping: ‘If I don’t jump now, I’m not going to jump at all.’ It was one of those things, and I just blurted it out.”

While homosexuality isn’t accepted in Browns’ Mormon fundamentalist faith,...

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TLC is keeping it in the family. Season 6N of the Sister Wives TV series premieres Sunday, May 8, 2016. Watch a preview, below. Fans will be treated to super-sized episodes in a new timeslot. In the upcoming installment of Sister Wives, the Browns deal with the aftermath of Meri's catfishing scandal.

The season isn't all angst, though. The Brown family will welcome baby Ariella Mae. Also, Madison moves to Montana to be closer to fiancé Caleb Brush. The cast of Sister Wives includes: Meri Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown, Janelle Brown, Robyn Brown, Mariah Brown, Hunter Brown, Logan Brown, Madison Brown, Mykelti Brown, and Paedon Brown.

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Merry Christmas, Kody Brown! The Brown family had a very special holiday this year, celebrating Christmas a few days late in their new cul-du-sak of homes. The good news is Janelle, Christine and Robyn all moved into their new houses just in time for the belated celebration. The bad news is Meri’s home wasn’t ready by the big day. But will Kody’s first wife get a Christmas miracle? Read on to find out!

In the latest episode of TLC’s Sister Wives, Kody Brown and his wives Janelle, 44, Christine, 41, and Robyn are thrilled to finally be in their new homes! The Browns narrowly missed their goal of moving in by Christmas Day, so they decided to celebrate on January 2 instead. The only problem is poor Meri, 42, and her only daughter, Mariah, are still without a home, and it’s really killing their Christmas cheer.

‘Sister Wives’ ‘Christmas...