There was no indication that Mr. Anderson's sexual orientation was a factor in the crime.
At times "Heights" is hilarious, seeming to comment on how much more sophisticated we are than we used to be about sexual orientation as a factor in romantic competition.
"Outside of the marriage context, can you think of any other rational basis for a state using sexual orientation as a factor in denying homosexuals benefits or imposing burdens on them?
When Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked him if — outside the marriage context — he could "think of any other rational basis, reason, for a state using sexual orientation as a factor in denying homosexuals benefits or imposing burdens," he could not.
It is in the process of setting up a team to develop a strategy for tackling hate crimes against gay people, and is considering introducing heavier sentences for offences where the victim's sexual orientation is a factor in the crime.
When Osazuwa appealed, the government argued that he had failed to show that sexual orientation was a factor in the jury selection and that the appeals court therefore shouldn't consider whether Batson applied to sexual orientation.
"Can you think of any other rational basis, reason, for a state using sexual orientation as a factor in denying homosexuals benefits or imposing burdens on them?" Sotomayor asked Cooper.
Though most states now prohibit judges from using sexual orientation as a factor in family court rulings, judges are still free to cite a parent's polyamorous or kinky proclivities or even a willingness to have non-marital sex as an explicit reason for handing down rulings.
To minimize variation in stimulus orientation as a factor in response variability, and to quantify variability in responses to a constant stimulus direction, video recordings in which the stimulus was not delivered at this orientation to the fish were excluded from the analysis.
"His orientation is not a factor in how he is perceived, especially as an outstanding musician".
