Massachusetts still has a law making consensual sodomy illegal, which is dangerous in these times. But if you live here, you could help fix that!
There is a bill to erase that law that is sitting in House Ways and Means and has been since 2019. It never gets out due to the sclerotic nature of our legislature.
I just emailed my state representative with the following text that you, too, can use:
There has been some talk of the upcoming federal administration overturning the Lawrence Supreme Court decision, which invalidated laws that made consensual sodomy a felony.
Massachusetts still has a law on the books that makes sodomy a felony. It is important to remove it before Lawrence is repealed rather than after, because it could be used as a tool to go after people.
The bill to do this, S.2561, has been sitting in House Ways and Means all year. It is https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S2561.
Can you light a fire under anyone to get this moving before the end of the year?
Sincerely,
[my name]
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