Massachusetts Sodomy Law
The Massachusetts sodomy law was stuck down in a 2002 landmark decision, GLAD v. Reilly, 436 Mass. 132 (2002). The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held the law inapplicable to private, consensual conduct because it criminalized common acts of intimacy and dismissed the case. The sodomy law may not be enforced against consenting individuals engaging in private conduct.
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Last Updated: 3/9/2007