Virginia Finally Repeals Ban on Oral, Anal Sex
Of course, Virginia’s sodomy law has been invalid since 2003, when the U.S. Supreme Court’s Lawrence v. Texas ruling struck down state laws prohibiting consensual, non-commercial, private sexual acts between adults. Virginia’s sodomy ban — the “Crimes Against Nature” statue, which was so strict that it even criminalized oral sex between married couples — clearly fell under the scope of the ruling. But as Think Progress’s Josh Israel points out, Republicans who controlled the state legislature resisted all efforts to formally repeal the now-unenforceable law.