HST 386 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Comstock Laws, Victimless Crime, First Doctor
14 Mar 2018
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Early americans rejected the idea of personal liberty. 20th century judges carve out space for sexual freedom. Comstock law of 1873 empowers federal government to censor obscene material. Sanger- poverty is caused by people have children they cannot afford to keep a) Antibiotics (did not have good antibiotics until ww2) Sodomy laws- sin not matter what the gender of the individuals (generic term for anything out of sexual christian norm) Pink baiting- excluding gays from services (lose government job) Has an enormous effect on people"s behavior iv. Civil rights act of 1964 guarantees sexual equality. Police raid gay bar, use liqueur license to catch gay bars and raid them, fear of exposure. Stonewall protest, man in women"s clothing fighting back against police officer. Starts movement, rebellion takes place for 2 days. 1st, 3rd, 9th and 14th amendment have penumbras. Marital privacy is a right older than constitution (invent right to create what public opinion wants)
