As of 19 May 2023:
- Maryland: HB0131, decriminalizing oral sex, will become law without signature on Oct 1 2023.
- Massachusetts: H1640/S913 no closer to passage for the last five months. They have until November 15.
- Michigan:
twothree House bills (HB4431, HB4432, HB4433), all introduced 4/19/23. Twitter user @LGBTmarriage notes that neither bill repeals “the ‘gross indecency’ laws that also ban consensual private gay and straight sex (750.338, 338a and 338b).” Hope to see this fixed. Unlike the other three legislatures, Michigan has all year to get this done. - Minnesota: Some of the text of HF91/SF70 folded into HF2890/SF2909, passed and signed into law. Gay sex is now statute-legal in Minnesota, as well as “adultery” and “fornication”; abortion-related language in HF91 still being worked out before the session ends on Monday (May 22). Thanks to Rob Salerno @LGBTMarriage for the news.
ONCE AGAIN, it really shouldn’t be taking this long to remove some archaic swords of Damocles from over the heads of LGBT people in blue trifecta states.
Also, the Texas bill died before getting a vote in the House. Of course.
But anyway, two down, two blue trifectas with anti-gay-sex laws to go. Progress.