The US Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a Texas law that prohibited sexual acts between individuals of the same sex. Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority, held that the right to privacy protects a right for adults to engage in private, consensual homosexual activity. The judgments of the Supreme Court being authoritative in all states, this judgment effectively decriminalised same-sex activity across the United States in 2003.
Lawrence v Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)
Judgment of the US Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional a Texas law that prohibited sexual acts between individuals of the same sex.