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Summary Of The Lawrence V. Texas Supreme Court Case Of 2003

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1. The Lawrence v. Texas Supreme court case of 2003 was a landmark event for the LGBT community and gave them their constitutional right to pursue same gender consensual sexual activity without the fear of state intrusion. Before the decision of the court, sodomy laws were applicable in Texas which criminalized sexual activities between people of same gender. With the passing of this judgment, there was renewed vigour of exuberance among the lgbt community and for a very good reason. The case was brought to the notice of the police who raided a residence on gun related charges and found two males engaged in consensual sex. They were arrested and tried in court and fined based on the charges of unnatural sex. But a national legal organization took up the cause of the gays and appealed in court stating that the ruling went …show more content…

It also asked whether the previous ruling of Bowers v. Hardwick should be overruled. The Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) was a vital aspect as the court ruled in favor of sodomy laws thought this time the ruling was overruled by voting (CULS, n.d). The sodomy laws of Texas were also removed and gave the liberty and freedom to the LGBT community to pursue their private sexual life without any concern of state interventions. It gave them their constitutional rights and offered equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. Consequently the sodomy laws in over a dozen US states were scrapped reducing the discrimination faced by the LGBT population. The Lawrence v. Texas ruling paved the way for equal treatment for gays and lesbians and brought them under the umbrella of the society by acknowledging their sexual preferences. 2. For the purpose of the paper we have chosen two American states - Florida and

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