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To: Liz

SCOTUS ruled that the two Texas gay men engaged in sodomy were in a private home, so they couldn’t be prosecuted. If two gay men engage in sodomy in a public place then they can be prosecuted.


18 posted on 05/06/2026 10:20:18 AM PDT by Pol-92064 (tax)
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To: Pol-92064

True, gays can still be prosecuted for sex in a public
place despite the USSC decision (Lawrence v. Texas 2003).

The Court ruled that states cannot criminalize private, consensual sexual conduct
between adults, but specifically noted this does not apply to public sexual acts.


Yet, that does not prevent them from installing gay clubs in schools.


21 posted on 05/06/2026 10:28:56 AM PDT by Liz (Jonathan Swift: Govrnment without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery .)
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To: Pol-92064
SCOTUS ruled that the two Texas gay men engaged in sodomy were in a private home, so they couldn’t be prosecuted.

That's what they ruled, but that is not the case according to the Texas statute.

According to anti-sodomy law:

Sec. 21.06. HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

22 posted on 05/06/2026 10:32:47 AM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
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