Members of the department continue to debate their reasons for supporting each of the candidates. Although the topics are getting more personal, the majority of officers in the department are maintaining respectful discourse. Along this line, your partner asks you to further explain the reasons behind your choice.
-How have homosexual males historically been kept off of police forces?

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a. Correct. In the past many police agencies were able to exclude homosexual officers from their agencies because states had criminalized sodomy and homosexual sex acts. This changed in the case of Lawrence v. Texas (2003) when the Supreme Court held that consensual sex was protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. See "Minorities in Policing Today,"
b. Incorrect. In the past many police agencies were able to exclude homosexual officers from their agencies because states had criminalized sodomy and homosexual sex acts. This changed in the case of Lawrence v. Texas (2003) when the Supreme Court held that consensual sex was protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. See "Minorities in Policing Today,"
c. Incorrect. In the past many police agencies were able to exclude homosexual officers from their agencies because states had criminalized sodomy and homosexual sex acts. This changed in the case of Lawrence v. Texas (2003) when the Supreme Court held that consensual sex was protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. See "Minorities in Policing Today,"
d. Incorrect. In the past many police agencies were able to exclude homosexual officers from their agencies because states had criminalized sodomy and homosexual sex acts. This changed in the case of Lawrence v. Texas (2003) when the Supreme Court held that consensual sex was protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. See "Minorities in Policing Today,"

Members of the Department Continue to Debate Their Reasons for Supporting