2003 & ndash ; The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional .
2003 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sodomy laws are unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas .
2003 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sodomy laws are unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas .
Simplification: 2003 & ndash ; The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional . Output: