Current Version
| Region | Rhode Island |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 5, 1998 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1998, Rhode Island repealed its sodomy law. US Supreme Court ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy. |
| Sources | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/rhode_island.htm |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Legal since 1998.
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| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 | Jun 5, 1998 |
| Description | US Supreme Court ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy. | In 1998, Rhode Island repealed its sodomy law. US Supreme Court ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy. |
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| Sources | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/rhode_island.htm |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | US Supreme Court ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy. |
| Sources | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Sexual acts between consenting adults in private have been legal in Rhode Island since anti-sodomy statutes were repealed in 1998."