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 canonical 2
John Geddes Lawrence Jr. 1

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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
linked to: Harris County
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