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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA— A reader who says he usually likes my columns took strong exception to the one I wrote criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court for striking down the Texas sodomylaw. He charged me with “bigotry” and added that I sounded like “a bitter homophobe.” Since I hadn’t written about homosexuality as such, or even about the merits of the Texas law, I wondered how he got that impression. It’s possible to disapprove of sodomy *and* the Texas law *and* the Court’s ruling, and I do. But no matter how clearly you try to write, you can’t stop people from reading...

Today Morning, I received a phone call from a cousin living in San Francisco, who says that she was woken up from her sleep by cheering in the apartment building and street she lives in. Because of the time differences, many in San Francisco received the news of the Supreme Court ruling legalizing sodomy very early, just as they were waking up or having breakfast. Many were still at home and had not yet reported to their places of work. Apparently, the celebrations were so loud, the scenes in my cousin's apartment building resembled a great hometown sporting victory. She...

SCOTUS sided with the perverts.

Supreme Court To Hear Key Sodomy and Pro-Life CasesSummary:The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments for abolishing the sodomy law in Texas. If ruled illegal, this decision will impact 13 states with sodomy laws on the books. The court is also hearing arguments on the legality of using the Racketeer and Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act against pro-life picketers. During this new session of the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices will hear two key cases involving sodomy and the punishment of pro-lifers under a statute designed to be used against mobsters. The sodomy law challenge comes from the...

Like whist, whilst, and self-abuse, the word sodomy has an old-fashioned ring to it. You don't even see it alluded to much anymore, except in punning tabloid headlines about the situation in Iraq. But it—or its kissin' cousin, the nearly as archaic-sounding "deviate sexual intercourse"—can be found in the criminal codes of thirteen states of the Union, where it is punishable by penalties ranging from a parking-ticket-size fine to (theoretically) ten years in prison. Even at this late date, many people are vague about just exactly what sodomy is. Montesquieu defined it as "the crime against nature," which is not...

<p>WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Monday it would consider whether states can punish homosexuals for having sex, a case that tests the constitutionality of sodomy laws in 13 states.</p> <p>The justices will review the prosecution of two men under a 28-year-old Texas law making it a crime to engage in same-sex intercourse.</p>