Mariah Brown of "Sister Wives" comes out as a lesbian

Mariah Brown, the 21-year-old daughter of Kody and Meri Brown on “Sister Wives,” came out as a lesbian on the show on Sunday. 

“I’m gay,” she said to her family. 

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Her father, Kody, said of the announcement, “We’re not happy Mariah’s gay; we’re happy Mariah knows herself.” 

The family practices Fundamentalist Mormonism, which does not approve of homosexuality. However, the Browns have said in the past in a HuffPost Live interview that everyone should be able “structure” their family “in any way they want,” whether they are gay or straight.

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Ironically, Mariah’s mother, Meri, learned in the fall that she was in an online relationship with a woman posing as a man. 

Mariah seems happy with the public announcement. She tweeted, “wow okay y’all making me cry with your support. thank you thank you thank you thank you.”