Sodomy

Texas (2005) overruled a Texas sodomy law and overturned the decision made in Bowers v. Hardwick. A Houston policeman was responding to a reported disturbance call in a private residence. Upon entering he saw two men having sexual relations. The policeman arrested them both. In Texas…

After 37 years, and numerous suspects, Antioch's oldest open homicide cold case, on record, had a huge step forward in its case. Mitchell Lynn Bacom, 63, was arrested, by Antioch police, as a suspect in the kidnapping and killing of Suzanna Bombardier, 14, while she was babysitting her nieces on June 22, 1980. Bombardier disappeared from her sister’s townhouse and was found days later, by a fisherman, in the San Joaquin River. The police detained Bacom, a known acquantaine of the Bombardier…

and girls and boys around that age began to experiment with their sexuality freely, to an extent. To clarify, the age of consent laws in London, was the highlight of the 1940’s in the spectrum of sex laws; most laws that restricted homosexual sex, sodomy, and oral sex were written previously to this time. As seen in the movie, the women in the London that were preforming naked were part of this push for sexual freedom. They were displaying their bodies to empower themselves and sexually empower…

How the Supreme Court Works Not all cases presented to the Supreme Court are heard by the court. Most cases to the Supreme Court are writ of certiorari petitions from losing parties and the court review the most significant cases. Most decisions by the Supreme Court are precedents interpretation of law by the state and federal courts, and must follow. Cases for hearing by the Supreme Court must be within the federal courts jurisdiction or involve issues in federal law (Unah, 2010). If the case…

Hailey Burns was inside her home in Ballantyne, North Carolina when her parents, Shaunna, and Anthony Burns went to sleep, but when they woke up, found the door unlocked, and their 16-year-old daughter was gone. Over a year later, Hailey was found in Duluth, Georgia, WSOC reports. Hailey's mother said: “It was a dream come true." The now 17-year-old that vanished on May 23. 2016, was found in a home with 31-year-old Michael Ren Wysoloyski after a tip led police to that address. The girls…

Finally, in Obergefell, Kennedy’s rationale is primarily focused on the scope of protection that opposite-sex couples have in contrast to same-sex couples. Kennedy shows that the application of fundamental liberties and their protections need to distributed in the same manner. He specifically notes that “there is no difference between same- and opposite-sex couples with respect to [the] principles, yet same-sex couples are denied the constellation of benefits that the States have linked to…

criminal offense. Being convicted of statutory rape can carry severe penalties, which may have life-changing implications. According to a recent Kansas City Star report, a 36-year-old Independence man was charged with statutory rape and statutory sodomy as a result of his relationship with a 14-year-old girl. The pair had sexual contact on multiple occasions between 2009 and 2011. The girl was pregnant with the man’s child when her mother reported the alleged contact to law enforcement in 2011.…

Alighieri’s poem The Inferno, Dante references Sodom, the city in the Bible that was destroyed with fire and Brimstone. The people of this city were punished for engaging in consensual homosexual acts, likewise Dante created a circle designated for Sodomy, emphasizing the agreement that Dante has with Catholic teaching. In the new document Amoris Laetitia, the pope references this ideologies and affirms the church’s ways will not change in the future but speaks of the importance…

Author Bram Stoker, explores the thematic implications of vampirism as a cultural symbol in eighteenth century society in relation to the moral ethics of desire pertaining specifically to sexuality. In his novel, Dracula, Stoker continually uses the image of the vampire threatening the lives and moralistic nature of the other characters as a representation of deviant sexuality, particularly homosexual desire, as a predatory force. This pattern of images suggests the rapacious nature of…

Most of you probably know the name Leonardo da Vinci, but you probably don’t know exactly who he was. Well, that is why I am here. Hello everyone! My name is Rebecca and I am here today to hopefully inform you about Leonardo da Vinci. Today, I’m going to inform you on Leonardo da Vinci’s personal life, his most famous paintings, and just who is the mysterious Mona Lisa. Leonardo da Vinci Who is Leonardo da Vinci? You’re probably thinking, “He was a painter who painted the Mona Lisa.” You are…