It boggles the mind to think this sort of thing is still an issue in the 21st century. But it’s true, “sodomy” is still illegal in many states including Louisiana.
Check out the Datalounge for a really good index of stories and stats on the subject.
Also of interest, a story on the recent uncovering of official White House communication tapes from the day of President Kennedy’s assassination 29 years ago. I wasn’t alive when Kennedy was shot, but I’ve always been fascinated by him and the Kennedy family as a whole (when I was 10, I became a bit obsessed with the Kennedys after seeing some TV movie of the week with Jacqueline Smith as Jackie O) According to the story NPR has both an abridged and unabridged audio from the tapes here. Just reading the story gave me chills, so I'm not sure if I actually want to hear the tapes…