Entry #960: Homosexual activity in Massachusetts

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RegionMassachusetts
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusLegal
Start DateJun 26, 2003
End Datenow
DescriptionUS Supreme Court ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy.
Sourceshttp://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court
Reports (2)
  • All information is correct, just adding sources "MA passed an earlier law on this (over a decade earlier) & did not need Lawrence decision. "
  • Status is not correct "Was legalized in the 70s "

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