United against sodomy

Reports that the state of Kentucky recently struck down a state law that banned sodomy only among homosexuals. Citing of scientific and social science evidence by state supreme court; Reasons; Sexual preference; Kentucky joins 26 other states without sodomy laws.
By PT Staff, published on March 01, 1993

SEXUAL ACTIVITY

Kentucky recently struck down a state law that banned sodomy only among homosexuals. The state supreme court cited overwhelming scientific and social science evidence that the sexual intimacy of gay men and women doesn't harm others and that homosexuals are harmed psychologically if they are legally prohibited from having a normal sex life. "We have concluded that it is 'arbitrary' for the majority to criminalize sexual activity solely on the basis of majoritarian sexual preference," the court ruled. Kentucky joins 26 other states without sodomy laws.

MAP: States with laws banning sodomy among homosexuals and heterosexuals; States with laws banning sodomy only among homosexuals

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