Punishing Underage (Gay) Sex

The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that the state cannot punish underage sex more severely if it involves homosexual conduct.  A lower court had ruled that the disparity in applicable sentences was justified by the state's interest in children's traditional development, fighting disease, and strengthening traditional moral values.  Last I checked, traditional moral values frowned on underage sex, regardless of the genders involved.  Statutory schemes like these lend credibility to critics' insistence that opposition to gay rights stems from nothing more noble than hatred of "the other."

Rob