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Region | Massachusetts |
Issue | Homosexual activity |
Status | Legal |
Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 |
End Date | now |
Description | US 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. |
Sources | http://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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