Monday, February 28, 2011

Montana lawmakers vote to decriminalize homosexual acts

The Montana Senate recently voted 41-9 to rid the state code of language making it illegal to engage in homosexual activity

"For 30 years the words in this code have aligned me with people who molest animals. And what's my crime, of course? My family looks a little different than yours. For the past 20 years I have made a family with another woman, we have been happy, productive members of society and I'm not so much different than people in your communities," said State Sen. Christine Kaufmann (pictured), an out lesbian.