TV News LIES

Tuesday, Sep 16th

Last update06:25:14 AM GMT

You are here News Of Special Interest MAP: Has Your State Banned Sodomy?

MAP: Has Your State Banned Sodomy?

E-mail Print PDF

Sodomy legality mapLast week we reported on the debate in the Texas state legislature over whether to repeal to the state's ban on "homosexual conduct." It's been eight years since the Supreme Court officially knocked down anti-sodomy laws as unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas, but Texas' state legislature has thus far refused to remove the law from the books—in large part because most Texas Republicans still support it.

In 2010, the state GOP made defense of the anti-sodomy statute part of its platform, calling for the state to effectively ignore the the law of the land: "We demand that Congress exercise its authority granted by the U.S.

Constitution to withhold jurisdiction from the federal courts from cases involving sodomy." Gov. Rick Perry, meanwhile, dismissed the Lawrence decision as the product of "nine oligarchs in robes" (never mind that it was a 6–3 decision).

But Texas isn't the only state that's still legislating bedroom activity. Fourteen states currently have laws on the books outlawing anal sex between two consenting, unrelated adults—referred to variously as "deviate sexual conduct," "the infamous crime against nature," "sodomy," and "buggery."

More...


Most Recent Related Stories...


Arthur Sze named 25th U.S. poet laureate

New US Poet LaureateThe Library of Congress has announced Arthur Sze as the 25th U.S. poet laureate. Sze has...

New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler Says He Won't Run For Reelection In 2026

Jerry NadlerDemocratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York says he will not run for reelection next year,...

Newly released video at House UFO hearing appears to show U.S. missile striking and bouncing off orb

hELLFIRE MISSILESA newly-released video captured by a U.S. reaper drone shows a glowing orb off of the...

'We didn't do enough': How U.S. policy failed Palestinians in Gaza

Starving Gazans is a war crimeIn late February of 2024, Jordanian cargo planes flew over northern Gaza, dropping large pallets of...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!