Current Version
| Region | Wyoming |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | May 27, 1977 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1977, Wyoming repealed its sodomy law.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/wyoming.htm |
Revision History (3)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing my error.
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1978 | May 27, 1977 |
| Description | In 1976, Wyoming repealed its sodomy law, effective 1978. 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 | In 1977, Wyoming repealed its sodomy law.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 https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/guam.htm | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/wyoming.htm |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Legal since 1978.
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| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 | Jan 1, 1978 |
| 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 | In 1976, Wyoming repealed its sodomy law, effective 1978. 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/guam.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 |