The Unconstitutional Anti-Gay Law That Just Won't Die

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— By Tim Murphy


Wed Apr. 13, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Eight years after the Supreme Court deemed Texas' anti-sodomy statute unconstitutional, the state's penal code still lists "homosexual conduct" as a criminal offense—and Republican lawmakers are fighting to keep it that way.

A pair of identical bills that have been introduced in the Texas House would delete language from the state penal code making "deviate sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex" a misdemeanor offense. Under the proposals, a clause in the state's health and safety code that cites the criminal statute and states that homosexuality is "not an acceptable lifestyle" would also be repealed.

That is, if the legislature's Republican supermajority ever lets the bills come to a vote.

"Their silence is deafening," says Democratic State Rep. Jessica Farrar, who sponsored one of the proposals. "It's killing us. It's just as bad as if they were vocal."

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http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/04/lawrence-texas-homosexual-conduct-statute

The righties just love the Constitution- until it thwarts their desires. Then it should be ignored.

[Chipper Chat]

1. But it would still be legal for cowboys to F**** horses I suppose.

Or hetero butt*****g.

[BillStein]

4. as long as the cowboys

f**k female horses

[William769]

2. WTF?

1. "We oppose the legalization of sodomy. We demand that Congress exercise its authority granted by the U.S. Constitution to withhold jurisdiction from the federal courts from cases involving sodomy."

2. "Since Lawrence, the state has stopped enforcing the anti-sodomy law, but its ambiguous legal status has caused some confusion. In 2009, two gay men were kicked out of an El Paso taco chain for kissing in public; police officers threatened to book the men, citing the "homosexual conduct" language of the state penal code (in actuality, the provision only applies to anal and oral sex). The men were not charged, and the police department blamed the mishap on inexperience."



1. Thats treasonous!


2. inexperience my ass.

I am one gun toting queer and I advocate all in the GLBT community do the same (legally for protection).

They may say "don't mess with Texas", I say don't fuck with me or my brothers & sisters! :mad:

[RetiredTrotskyite]

3. Amen to THAT!!!