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antisodomy laws
Cuccinelli Launches New Site to Support Sodomy Law
Cuccinelli's site takes the angle that the antisodomy law must stay in tact to protect children.
July 17, 2013
Gay and Bi Men in Northern Ireland Can Receive Pardons
Those convicted under now-defunct antisodomy laws can apply for pardons and have their criminal records cleared.
June 28, 2018
American Men Are Still Being Arrested for Sodomy
Thirteen years after the Supreme Court struck down antisodomy laws, some Southern officials plead ignorance of the ruling.
May 23, 2016
Amy Klobuchar Under Fire for Vote Confirming Anti-LGBTQ Judge
Klobuchar is getting criticized particularly for a vote to confirm David Ryan Stras, who has objected to the Supreme Court ruling striking down antisodomy laws.
January 8, 2020
WATCH: Maddow Takes on 'Confusion' Over LGBT Issues
On her MSNBC program, Rachel Maddow juxtaposed two opposing news stories -- Louisiana's rejection of a repeal of its antisodomy law versus a California Prop. 8 lawyer's 'evolution' on same-sex marriage.
April 22, 2014
Equality Day: Why Is June 26 Momentous for LGBTQ+ Rights
The day has traditionally been a good one for queer rights!
June 26, 2023
Alabama Sodomy Law Struck Down – Finally
Such laws were already found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court, notes an Alabama appeals court.
June 17, 2014
Michigan Lawmakers Link Sodomy to Animal Cruelty
The Michigan measure refers to sodomy as "the abominable and detestible crime against nature," punishable as a felony.
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February 8, 2016
Did Michigan Really Re-Criminalize Sodomy?
The controversy over a Michigan bill intended to punish those who abuse animals demonstrates that LGBT Americans are still not equal in the eyes of many state laws.
February 18, 2016
Sorry Ken, Virginia's House OK With Sodomy
The bill, which revises the state's longstanding 'Crimes Against Nature' statute, was passed unanimously and is awaiting the signature of Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
March 7, 2014
Op-ed: What to Expect as the Supreme Court Takes Up Marriage
Will the high court play it safe when it comes to the two marriage equality cases it will hear this year?
January 8, 2013
Belize High Court Strikes Down Sodomy Law
Human rights activists hope the decision will influence other Caribbean countries.
August 10, 2016
John Paul Stevens Leaves Legacy of LGBTQ Rights Advocacy
Stevens, who died Tuesday, was a reliable champion of LGBTQ equality on the Supreme Court.
July 17, 2019
U.K. Gay Sex 'Offenders' to Get Clean Slate
It comes too late for Oscar Wilde, but not for thousands convicted under now-repealed laws.
May 3, 2012
Virginia's Ken Cuccinelli Defends Law Against Sodomy
A guiding judicial ruling in the LGBT rights movement is indirectly being challenged with the sordid case of a 47-year-old man and teenage girl.
April 4, 2013
Op-ed: The Dire State of Louisiana LGBTs
Conservatives in Louisiana like to say religion is under attack there. No, it's LGBT people who are fighting for their existence in the Bayou State.
May 6, 2015
Northern Ireland Declines to Pardon Men Convicted Under Sodomy Laws
So far, the government has declined every opportunity to wipe away sodomy convictions with the Turing law.
June 25, 2019