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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instanceOf LGBT rights activist
human
arrestDate 1998
arrestedFor alleged violation of Texas sodomy law
burialPlace Houston, Texas, United States
surface form: Houston, Texas
causeOfDeath heart-related illness
citizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1943
dateOfDeath 2011
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
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 (in part)
surface form: Lawrence v. Texas
legalRepresentationBy Lambda Legal
livedIn Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED
movement LGBT rights movement
name John Geddes Lawrence self-link
notableFor being lead plaintiff in Lawrence v. Texas
partyIn Lawrence v. Texas (in part)
surface form: Lawrence v. Texas
placeOfBirth Beaumont, Texas
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas, United States
surface form: Houston, Texas
religion Christianity
residence Houston, Texas, United States
surface form: 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 (in part) parties John Geddes Lawrence
subject surface form: Lawrence v. Texas
John Geddes Lawrence name John Geddes Lawrence self-link
Tyron Garner arrestedWith John Geddes Lawrence
this entity surface form: John Geddes Lawrence Jr.