. ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁law ▁remained ▁part ▁of ▁Florida ▁Stat utes . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁following ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁a ▁gay - right s ▁ordin ance ▁in ▁Miami - D ade ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁massive ▁opposition ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Save ▁Our ▁Children ▁campaign , ▁An ita ▁Bry ant ▁ur ged ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁to ▁re inst ate ▁the ▁" cr imes ▁against ▁nature " ▁law . ▁ ▁Legisl ators ▁decl ined ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁but ▁instead ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁forb idd ing ▁ad option ▁by ▁g ays ▁and ▁les bi ans ▁which ▁remained ▁in ▁force ▁until ▁over turn ed ▁as ▁un const itution al ▁by ▁a ▁Florida ▁appe als ▁court ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Florida ▁Legisl ative ▁Investig ation ▁Committee ▁Hom osex ual ity ▁and ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁in ▁Florida ▁Lawrence ▁v . ▁Texas ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁in ▁Florida ▁S od omy ▁laws ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Sex - related ▁court ▁cases ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁E sk ridge , ▁William ▁N ., ▁Jr . ▁ ▁D ish on or able ▁Pass ions : ▁ ▁S od omy ▁La ws ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁ 1 8 6 1 - 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁New ▁York : ▁ ▁Vik ing / P engu in , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁L GB