Today is the 25th anniversary of the ruling in Bowers v. Hardwick, which upheld a state's right to outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. It would not be overturned until 2003, with the ruling in Lawrence v. Texas.
For more information:
Bowers v. Hardwick, Oyez Project
Bowers v. Hardwick Decision, Legal Information Institute (LII), Cornell University Law School
Landmark Cases: Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), PBS
Lawrence and Garner v. Texas, Oyez Project
Lawrence v. Texas, LII, Cornell University Law School
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