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The Supreme Court's overturning of Bower's v. Hardwick provided a critical precedent for marriage equality.
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Gays protest the Supreme Court's Bowers v. Hardwick decision in 1986, which ruled there was no constitutionally-protected right to engage in homosexual sex [636x920] : r/HistoryPorn
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