Lawrence V. Texas on June Term Paper

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The decision in Lawrence Case has certainly opened a door for other important causes like gay marriage, for example. From this moment on, marriage became the final battleground in the quest for true equality, and judges have favorably pointed to Lawrence in rulings saying marriage discrimination violates their state constitutions. After Lawrence Case, there has been a series of state, federal and military courts cite it in nonmarriage decisions helpful to gay Americans: the Idaho Supreme Court on Sept. 21 said gay parents must be treated equally in custody disputes with heterosexual ex-spouses; the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on March 7 ruled that a Lebanese gay man is eligible to apply for U.S. asylum because he fears being tortured and killed if forced to return home; in U.
S. v. Marcum, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on Aug. 23 signaled it will decide on a case-by-case basis whether certain sexual conduct banned by the military is actually protected under Lawrence.

Courts will no longer be able to use sodomy laws against gay people in cases dealing with adoption by same-sex parents or workplace discrimination, homosexuals will no longer be treated as criminals, and they will enjoy more and more rights. The most important achievement in Lawrence Case is that the first step has been made in homosexuals' battle for equality......

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