John Geddes Lawrence

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John Geddes Lawrence was the lead plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down sodomy laws and expanded constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ rights.

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John Geddes Lawrence Jr. 1

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instanceOf LGBT rights activist
human
arrestDate 1998
arrestedFor alleged violation of Texas sodomy law
burialPlace Houston, Texas
causeOfDeath heart-related illness
citizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1943
dateOfDeath 2011
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
hasOccupation medical technologist
hasPartner Tyron Garner
impactOn LGBT rights in the United States
privacy rights jurisprudence in the United States
knownFor challenging Texas sodomy law
expanding constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ people in the United States
legalCase Lawrence v. Texas
legalRepresentationBy Lambda Legal
livedIn Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED
movement LGBT rights movement
name John Geddes Lawrence
notableFor being lead plaintiff in Lawrence v. Texas
partyIn Lawrence v. Texas
placeOfBirth Beaumont, Texas
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas
religion Christianity
residence Houston, Texas
roleInLegalCase lead plaintiff in Lawrence v. Texas
sexOrGender male
sexualOrientation gay
subjectOf biographical and legal scholarship on Lawrence v. Texas

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Lawrence v. Texas parties John Geddes Lawrence
subject linked to: Lawrence v. Texas (in part)
John Geddes Lawrence name John Geddes Lawrence
Tyron Garner arrestedWith John Geddes Lawrence Jr.
linked to: John Geddes Lawrence