Sodomy Rules! The Bowers v. Hardwick Trial is a solo-performance play based on the events of the infamous Supreme Court Trial which denied privacy rights to the LGBTQ community in 1986. Michael Hardwick, an openly gay man and his partner were arrested in the privacy of their home during sexual intimacy. Through compelling eyewitness testimony, the author re-creates the dramatic events surrounding the trial, while revealing his own struggles to make peace with Michael Hardwick’s heartbreaking journey. This work seeks to embrace the values we hold in highest regard: “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”