In Lawrence v. Texas the Supreme Court ruled that?

In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the Supreme Court ruled that laws criminalizing consensual homosexual conduct violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court held that individuals have the right to engage in private, consensual sexual conduct without government interference. This landmark decision effectively overturned the previous ruling in Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) and affirmed the dignity and privacy rights of LGBTQ individuals. The ruling was a significant step toward greater equality and civil rights for the LGBTQ community in the United States.