sodomy laws

The ordinance governed “obscene and immoral acts.” And relics of old anti-LGBTQ laws like it are still on the books nationwide.

They’re accused of violating the state’s ban on “unnatural or perverted sexual practices” almost two decades after the Supreme Court overturned sodomy laws.

We recognize these seven veterans from the American Revolution to the present who, while not having lost their lives in military action, sacrificed themselves in other ways.

“Mark my words, he is on a sojourn to the gay community in order to be an instrument of God to that community eventually.”

Their neighbors turned them in to Islamic police in Indonesia and said they caught them having sex with each other.

Finance Minister Namgay Tshering suggested it be removed during a meeting to reform the penal code, saying it had become “a stain” on the country’s reputation.

Homosexuality is technically legal in the country, but some of the men could get 15 years of jail for the gay party.

The Catholic Church is not happy that Gabon won’t send people to prison for being gay anymore.

Gabon banned homosexuality just last year, worsening conditions for LGBTQ people. That law might soon be overturned.

What victories have we had since marriage equality became a reality all over the U.S.? Why aren’t we doing something about it?