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Texas House Votes 72-55 To Repeal Ban On Gay Sex

The Texas Tribune reports: In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court found Texas’ ban on homosexual conduct to be unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas. More than 20 years later, the Legislature took its first steps to remove that prohibition from the books. On Thursday, the Texas House voted 72-55 to preliminarily approve House Bill 1738, which … The post Texas House Votes 72-55 To Repeal Ban On Gay Sex appeared first on Joe.My.God..

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Texas House Votes 72-55 To Repeal Ban On Gay Sex

The Texas Tribune reports:

In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court found Texas’ ban on homosexual conduct to be unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas. More than 20 years later, the Legislature took its first steps to remove that prohibition from the books. On Thursday, the Texas House voted 72-55 to preliminarily approve House Bill 1738, which would remove from state statute the unenforceable 1973 law that bans “deviate sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex.” Twelve Republicans joined with Democrats to vote for repeal.
Last session, the bill failed to pass before the House deadline. Thursday’s vote is the furthest the bill has come to passing into law. The bill is expected to pass on a final vote Friday, before it goes to the Senate, where it’s likely to get stuck in the deluge of work left to be done before the legislative session ends June 2. But Rep. Venton Jones, a Dallas Democrat and one of the first Black gay members of the Texas House said approval among peers in his chamber is still incredibly meaningful.

Read the full article. Rep. Venton Jones appeared here in January when he proposed to his boyfriend on the floor of the Texas House.