Rep. Patricia Smith, D-Baton Rouge, sought to remove consensual sex between people of the same sex from Louisiana's crimes against nature law. Smith brought the bill after Baton Rouge-area police arrested gay men using the law but couldn't charge them because the district attorney said the law was unenforceable. Opponents of Smith's proposal have argued that the repeal would remove minors' protection from aggravated crimes against nature. Smith disagreed, saying at least 12 other statutes protect minors from sexual assault. [...] Equality Louisiana, a gay rights organization that supported Smith's measure, has expressed disappointment in the Louisiana Sheriff's Association because it did not push for passage of the bill after previously indicating it supported the repeal.
Comment on House kills bill to remove La.'s anti-sodomy law
By LAUREN LANGLOIS, Associated Press, San Antonio Express-News: World
Tue, 04/15/2014 - 5:51pm
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