In 1986, I sat in the U.S. Supreme Court gallery when the Court
heard Bowers v. Hardwick, a challenge to Georgia’s sodomy law.
In a shamefully homophobic decision, the highest court in our
nation said it was perfectly legal to brand lesbians and gay men as
criminals. I was utterly devastated and vowed that we would do
everything in our power to fight back.
Features
The HIV Project: Then and Now
Bebe Anderson, Lambda Legal’s HIV Project Director, outlines the history of Lambda Legal’s HIV work.
Notes from the Frontline
Ben Leal, Community Educator, shares his story about making schools safer for Dallas LGBTQ youth.
Prologue to the Future
Kevin Cathcart discusses the current state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with Phill Wilson, Executive Director of the Black AIDS Institute.
Lawrence v. Texas Five Years Later
Five years ago, Lambda Legal's landmark case overturned all remaining sodomy laws. We examine its enduring influence.
Columns
Letter from Executive Director Kevin M. Cathcart
History is on Our Side
In My Own Words with Plaintiff Janice Langbehn
The Legal Landscape by Jon W. Davidson
California Dreamin'