“The State Cannot Demean Their Existence”, 2003 | Records of Rights

“The State Cannot Demean Their Existence”

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As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom.
The majority opinion argued that sodomy laws criminalize homosexual relations and advance discrimination against gay men and women.

“The State Cannot Demean Their Existence” 2003

In Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court found state sodomy laws unconstitutional.

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“The State Cannot Demean Their Existence”