[NJ_gent]

"It's more likely that most prosecutions involve these activities being performed in public places."

Then you prosecute the offenders for breaking the real laws they've broken - lewd acts in a public place, indecent exposure, etc. Also, are you saying that it should be perfectly legal for a married heterosexual couple to have sex in public places? I know you're not - it just goes to show the true intended purpose of these types of laws: regulation of personal intimate relationships. If that isn't about the last thing government should be doing, I really don't know what is.

[Question_Assumptions]

My point is simply that these laws are not really used as an excuse to peek into private bedrooms. They tend to get used when people step way out of bounds. I agree that it makes a lot more sense to focus on lewd behavior in public, regardless of the sexes involved, and that's what I'd personally prefer. But the reson why people aren't more agitated by these laws is exactly beause the police don't abuse them.