Very interesting Court decision from a federal District Court in Virgina on Friday...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...sual-bdsm-sex/
The Court finds that Lawrence v. Texas does not apply to consensual BDMS relationships stating...
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Thus, as in Cruzan and Glucksberg, a legislative restriction on BDSM activity is justifiable by reference to the state?s interest in the protection of vulnerable persons, i.e. sexual partners placed in situations with an elevated risk of physical harm.
Accordingly, consistent with the logic of Lawrence, plaintiff has no constitutionally protected and judicially enforceable fundamental liberty interest under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to engage in BDSM sexual activity.
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