27Jun/03Off
Texas Law Overturned
The US Supreme Court has issued a judgement on the much-publicised case of the Texas gay anti-sodomy laws (note that in this case the wider definition of 'sodomy' applies - from dictionary.com: 'Any of various forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural or abnormal, especially anal intercourse or bestiality' and in this case including oral sex), and ruled that the law broke Constitutional safeguards of privacy. The BBC not only covers the ruling itself, but also provides some insight into the dissenting views within the court and the reflection of that dissent in wider US society which makes for interesting reading.
June 27th, 2003 - 10:39
Ah, thanks. I’d often wondered about the American definition of Sodomy – hadn’t realised it was just a definition of “abnormal sex” – I swear that for the most over-litigated country in the world, they certainly have some weird legal “definitions”.
It’s confused me in a couple of books, that Sodomy appeared to include oral sex. But now I understand. The sage was right – you do learn something every day. *Grin*
June 27th, 2003 - 10:40
Oh, and I’m willing to bet that it still doesn’t make it illegal for a Texan to bugger bison.
After all, that’s how half of them came into being in the first place…
June 27th, 2003 - 12:30
Incest, bestiality, paedophilia. All encouraged in Texas. Homosexuality. Shot on sight.
Law or no law.
Nb: I make no claims that this is factually correct.
June 27th, 2003 - 21:42
I wonder if George and Laura ever…
No, don’t go there