![Gays protest the Supreme Court's Bowers v. Hardwick decision in 1986, which ruled there was no constitutionally-protected right to engage in homosexual sex [636x920] : r/HistoryPorn Gays protest the Supreme Court's Bowers v. Hardwick decision in 1986, which ruled there was no constitutionally-protected right to engage in homosexual sex [636x920] : r/HistoryPorn](https://i.redd.it/kyo3q3oz4wzy.png)
Gays protest the Supreme Court's Bowers v. Hardwick decision in 1986, which ruled there was no constitutionally-protected right to engage in homosexual sex [636x920] : r/HistoryPorn
![Gays in Atlanta protest after the Supreme Court's Bowers v. Hardwick ruling found Georgia's criminal sodomy law to be valid and that gay sex is not protected under the Constitution. 1986 [1079x1632] : Gays in Atlanta protest after the Supreme Court's Bowers v. Hardwick ruling found Georgia's criminal sodomy law to be valid and that gay sex is not protected under the Constitution. 1986 [1079x1632] :](https://i.redd.it/2d5djsgvuxc31.jpg)
Gays in Atlanta protest after the Supreme Court's Bowers v. Hardwick ruling found Georgia's criminal sodomy law to be valid and that gay sex is not protected under the Constitution. 1986 [1079x1632] :
![How the Supreme Court struck down anti-sodomy laws and paved way for same-sex marriage | CNN Politics How the Supreme Court struck down anti-sodomy laws and paved way for same-sex marriage | CNN Politics](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230620130020-03-biskupic-lawrence-v-texas.jpg?c=original)
How the Supreme Court struck down anti-sodomy laws and paved way for same-sex marriage | CNN Politics
![The Supreme Court's overturning of Bower's v. Hardwick provided a critical precedent for marriage equality. The Supreme Court's overturning of Bower's v. Hardwick provided a critical precedent for marriage equality.](https://compote.slate.com/images/119b12d9-e016-4194-85df-bdcef0590d72.jpg)