How many forms of Freemasonry are there?
A good many. Throughout the world, there are many different Masonic organizations or Obediences. Even in the United States within masculine Freemasonry, each of the states has its own Grand Lodge, which governs the local Lodges in that state. These Grand Lodges recognize one another and agree not to intrude on each other’s territory, but are autonomous. Then there is a form of Freemasonry called Prince Hall Masonry, which is especially for African-Americans, who were at one time excluded from many masculine Lodges. There are also groups that admit only women. And there are some that admit both men and women and people of all races, most notably International Co-Freemasonry, Le Droit Humain.
