There are 12 states with "zombie" sodomy laws, meaning that if a Supreme Court case protecting gay sex is overturned, it would become illegal again.
  • FireTower@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    But for cases like Reed v. Reed and Craig v. Boren chilled the ratification we would have gotten Obergefell three decades earlier.

    And “waiting around for a legislature” isn’t the alternative. Civic engagement is.