Current Version
| Region | United States |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Homosexuality was decriminalized at the federal level in the United States through the landmark Supreme Court decision of Lawrence v. Texas in 2003. The court struck down a Texas statute that criminalized sexual acts between same-sex couples, declaring such laws unconstitutional. This judgment set a precedent that rendered similar anti-sodomy statutes across states unenforceable, thereby federally decriminalizing homosexuality in private, consensual settings. |
| Sources | http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/539/558/case.html |
Revision History (5)
Revision by danlev. Expanding on this to give more context
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| Description | Homosexual activity is legal in the United States. | Homosexuality was decriminalized at the federal level in the United States through the landmark Supreme Court decision of Lawrence v. Texas in 2003. The court struck down a Texas statute that criminalized sexual acts between same-sex couples, declaring such laws unconstitutional. This judgment set a precedent that rendered similar anti-sodomy statutes across states unenforceable, thereby federally decriminalizing homosexuality in private, consensual settings. |
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Revision by danlev. Revert abuse
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| Value | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Legal |
| Description | [EDIT REMOVED] | Homosexual activity is legal in the United States. |
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| Sources | [EDIT REMOVED] | http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/539/558/case.html |
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Revision by KYSSSSS. I am an alien from another country
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| Value | Legal | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Description | Homosexual activity is legal in the United States, however, some US states had already legalized it in years prior. | [EDIT REMOVED] |
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| Sources | http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/539/558/case.html | [EDIT REMOVED] |
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Reports (2)
- Other "Spam"
- Newer law has been passed
Revision by maddyksf
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| Description | Homosexual activity is legal in the United States. | Homosexual activity is legal in the United States, however, some US states had already legalized it in years prior. |
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Reports (2)
- Date is incorrect "Gay marriage wasn't legal in whole United States until 2015 "
- Newer law has been passed "It is legal at a federal level, however it is illegal in several states meaning if the federal case is overturned, it will become illegal in half of the country. "
Revision by danlev
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| Description | Homosexual activity is legal in the United States. | |
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Reports (77)
- Date is incorrect "Gay sex was only illegal in 14 states prior to 2003, not the whole country."
- Status is not correct
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- Status is not correct "Legal with all genders"
- Status is not correct "Incorrect information"
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- Status is not correct "No gender difference in legality?"
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- Status is not correct "Homosexuality is completely legal in the US."
- Status is not correct "Consentual homosexual activity is legal for both females and males in the United States."
- Status is not correct "Homosexual activity is legal for both male and female currently. Therefore, it should not have 2021 as a time that this is considered illegal. I hope this was helpful"
- Status is not correct "this is obviously wrong!"
- Status is not correct
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- Status is not correct "Same sex sexual activity has been legal in every U.S. state since 26 June 2003."
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Note field is incorrect "Male homosexuality is not illegal in the US."
- Status is not correct "As far as I know there is no place in the US which as adopted any laws making male homosexual activity illegal "
- Status is not correct "This is not accurate."
- Status is not correct
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- Status is not correct "Homosexual activity is legal for both genders nationwide."
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- Status is not correct "It is not illegal for men to be homosexual in the US"
- Status is not correct "Male homosexual relations are not outlawed in the USA."
- Status is not correct "Male homosexual activity is legal in the US as of 2003. See here for more information: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/539/558/."
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- Status is not correct "No law was passed to make homosexual relations between men illegal."
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- Status is not correct "No change in current status, no source"
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- Status is not correct "Lawrence v Texas (2003) protects homosexual activity between consenting adults in private."
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- Status is not correct "Male homosexual activity is not illegal in the US. Homosexuality is legal period."
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- Status is not correct "No source, nothing found "
- Status is not correct
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- Status is not correct "Homosexual activity in the US is currently legal for males"
- Status is not correct
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- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Homosexuality is currently legal in the United States."
- Status is not correct "This is wrong
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- Status is not correct "male is also legal"
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- Status is not correct "Doesn't seem right, I believe this entry is in error. I could see Pres. Trump doing the but not Pres. Biden"
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- Status is not correct "how can it be illegal?"
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- Sources are invalid or broken
- Status is not correct "Male homosexual activity is not illegal in the United States."
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- Date is incorrect "I live in the US, and I am gay. This is false in all ways."
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- Status is not correct "Misleading"
- Status is not correct "It’s legal for males"
- Date is incorrect "Science that date SOME states allowed it. Only presently is it legal nationally."