Expectations are running high in the gay community as the United States Supreme Court will shortly hand down a decision in Lawrence v. Texas, a case that has the potential of reversing the infamous Bowers v. Hardwick decision from 1986. That case, which upheld as constitutional a Georgia statute that made same-sex “sodomy” a crime, has been used over and over… return to article
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Reader Comments (7)Page 1 of 1 pagesIt this passes then what is next… Loving vs. VA. Where interracially sex and marriage was ruled legal!!
Posted by marsha on May 11, 2003 at 12:23 PM A couple of questions:
When was the last time the government denied non-military public employment based on homosexuality?
and
What is the opinon here regarding same sex couple adoption?
Posted by Nus on May 12, 2003 at 8:15 PM The Texas statute is sumptuary law that has no value in jurisprudence or society.
BRY
Posted by Bryan Ogburn on May 14, 2003 at 1:43 AM This case is of vidal importance for everyones freedom. When the goverment can control your behavior in your own home it is time to leave. Nus asks when was the last time non-military employment was denied to gay person. In the last year the CIA fired arabic speaking individuals who were gay. This at a time that the government was saying it was unable to process the inteligences reports on Al-Quiada because it lacked the staff who spoke Arabic. National security was at stake but they fired people because they where gay. If the Supreme Court rules for the lower court decision I can see the Christian Inqusition going in to full force.
Posted by Jim on May 17, 2003 at 9:53 PM “In the last year the CIA fired arabic speaking individuals who were gay”
Could you cite your source , name names and say for what reason could you? Firing someone who is gay is not firing them because they are gay.
Posted by Nus on May 19, 2003 at 8:27 PM As a follow-up, i note that one cannot be fired from employment that is allegedly being denied to them. One may only be fired from employment that has been granted.
Posted by Nus on May 21, 2003 at 4:40 PM As to the ludicrous contention that “sumptuary law [that] has no value in jurisprudence or society” I ask the poster if he believes the sumptuary laws against sex with minors, theft and abuse of a corpse, inter alia, have no place in society?
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