12 republicans joined all 60 democrats in the Texas house to vote to formally repeal the gay sex ban that was ruled unconstitutional in 2003

First time the Texas house has passed any repeal attempts. It still faces steep odds in the Texas senate

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[–] Baaahb 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yo, wtf? Unexpected good news. Token good news, but I'll take my light where I can.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What the fuck Texas, didn't even know you still had that banned.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You'll find all sorts of absurd state laws on the books all over the country, often as soon as something changes federally, they're just forgotten about and never changed.

This was the law that was challenged in Lawrence v. Texas that had the Supreme Court overturn such laws nationally in 2003