Entry #1019: Homosexual activity in Washington

Current Version

RegionWashington
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start DateJan 29, 1909
End DateJul 1, 1976
DescriptionLaws of Washington 1909 c 249 § 204 amended the state's sodomy law to include oral sex, added a clause to specifically criminalize voluntarily submitting to 'carnal knowledge', and lowered the penalty to "imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than ten years".
SourcesLaws of Washington 1909 c 249 § 204 https://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1909c249.pdf RCW 9.79.100 Sodomy - Penalties. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/dispo.aspx?cite=9.79.100 Painter, George. History of Sodomy Laws in the United States. https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/washington.htm


Revision History (3)

Revision by JerofDoorhandle. Added specific laws and primary sources

Old Value New Value (Current)
Start Date(NONE)Jan 29, 1909
NoteSodomy was illegal until 1976, although oral sex was fairly common among “hippies” in the 60s and early 70s.Laws of Washington 1909 c 249 § 204 amended the state's sodomy law to include oral sex, added a clause to specifically criminalize voluntarily submitting to 'carnal knowledge', and lowered the penalty to "imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than ten years".
Show Difference
Sodomy was illegal until 1976, although oral sex was fairly common among “hippies” in the 60s and early 70s. Laws of Washington 1909 c 249 § 204 amended the state's sodomy law to include oral sex, added a clause to specifically criminalize voluntarily submitting to 'carnal knowledge', and lowered the penalty to "imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than ten years".
Sourceshttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws_in_the_United_StatesLaws of Washington 1909 c 249 § 204
https://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1909c249.pdf

RCW 9.79.100 Sodomy - Penalties.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/dispo.aspx?cite=9.79.100


Painter, George. History of Sodomy Laws in the United States.
https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/washington.htm
Show Difference
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws_in_the_United_States Laws of Washington 1909 c 249 § 204 https://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1909c249.pdf RCW 9.79.100 Sodomy - Penalties. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/dispo.aspx?cite=9.79.100 Painter, George. History of Sodomy Laws in the United States. https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/washington.htm

Revision by tsusamu

Old Value New Value
ValueLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start DateJun 26, 2003(NONE)
End Date(NONE)Jul 1, 1976
NoteUS 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 any acts of sodomy.Sodomy was illegal until 1976, although oral sex was fairly common among “hippies” in the 60s and early 70s.
Show Difference
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 any acts of sodomy. Sodomy was illegal until 1976, although oral sex was fairly common among “hippies” in the 60s and early 70s.
Sourceshttp://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-courthttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws_in_the_United_States
Show Difference
http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws_in_the_United_States

Revision by tsusamu

Old Value (Original) New Value
NoteUS 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.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 any acts of sodomy.
Show Difference
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. any acts of sodomy.
Reports (2)
  • Date is incorrect "Gay activity was legalized in the state of Washington as of June 1975, Long before the 2003 Lawrance V Texas"
  • Date is incorrect "WA decriminalized same-sex activity in 1976."

imullin01 created this entry.