Sodomy Laws Legality

This cluster focuses on discussions about historical and current laws criminalizing sodomy and consensual homosexual acts, particularly in US states and various countries worldwide, with references to unenforced statutes and international penalties.

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Hamuko Oct 16, 2019 View on HN

Well, some countries have laws against that kind of a thing.

scarface74 May 2, 2023 View on HN

Not execute. But there were laws against “sodomy” - ie consensual non heterosexual sex between adults in some southern states as late as the 80s and people went to jail.

notsotrue May 4, 2016 View on HN

In many jurisdiction around the world, people get stoned for having sex. Just because some jurisdictions allow something, doesn't stop it from being murder.

jampekka Nov 11, 2024 View on HN

Yes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws_in_the_United_St...

emodendroket Jul 31, 2017 View on HN

You don't need to cast it as some outlandish scenario, since there are many countries where being gay (or, to use the example in the OP, watching porn) are illegal and violators are really subject to penalties.

rkk3 Sep 17, 2021 View on HN

Sort of, there are still laws against it in almost every state.https://apnews.com/article/803cf0e75e924afbbbe9c77f15517da5

ModernMech Jul 25, 2020 View on HN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws_in_the_United_Stat...

bloak Sep 6, 2018 View on HN

I've heard that there are a number of US states in which some fairly common sex acts are officially illegal. The difference, of course, is that there is little chance of anyone being prosecuted for those offences in the US, while, if I've understood correctly, the Indian section 377 law was being used in practice.

djsumdog Feb 2, 2019 View on HN

Homosexuality was once a crime in the US. So was crossdressing. So was sodomy. At one time a woman could be jailed if it was found she cast a ballot illegally. Consuming cannibals use to be totally legal, then it wasn't and now it sorta is, but only on a State-by-state basis and only because Federal courts haven't made concrete rulings. In the UK and France, it's illegal to draw underage Simpsons characters in sexual activity, but in the US and Japan it's legal (or at least a

mindcrime Mar 3, 2017 View on HN

For many years gay sex was illegal in many states. Likewise many states had laws against inter-racial marriages.Enforcing those "laws" was totally immoral.