Supreme
Court Decision Nullifies Utah’s Sodomy Law
KSL-TV,
June 26, 2003
Salt Lake City—A Supreme Court
decision that strikes down Sodomy laws effectively nullifies a Utah statute in
favor of privacy, and has gay rights supporters cheering the decision as a
victory. The case before the high court called into question how far states
can go to regulate private acts between homosexual, and unmarried heterosexual
adults.
The ruling reverses an earlier high court ruling, which
said 17 years ago that there was no constitutional protection for
homosexuality. Today, the ruling is seen as a victory by advocates of gay
rights.
Michael Mitchell/Unity Utah: “I believe what this says
is that all things considered, and all things being equal, gay and lesbian
people are no different than anyone else. Our relationships matter.”
Gayle Ruzicka/Utah Eagle Forum: “Of course we’re very
concerned about this ruling. Any time a ruling from the Supreme Court of the
United States that doesn’t uphold morality, it’s of great concern to this
country.”
Utah’s attorney general says he needs to study the high
court opinion before he forms an opinion about what should happen to Utah’s
sodomy law.
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