Quote Originally Posted by DVC View Post
SCOTUS (Lawrence v. Texas) threw out civilian sodomy laws by creating a new, previously unknown constitutional right to sexual behavior, as long as it was consensual and between adults.
If I recall correctly, this was decided on the basis of privacy rights. IMHO, that was a mistake. I think the decision was correct, but the basis should have been that the state never has any right to interfere in any voluntary interaction between two consenting adults.