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| Region | New York |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Dec 18, 1980 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | A court in the case of New York v Onofre found New York's sodomy ban to be unconstitutional. Two decades later, the state legislature formally repealed the ban. |
| Sources | https://history.nycourts.gov/garfinkel_resources/people-v-onofre/ https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A03107&term=1999&Summary=Y&Text=Y https://web.archive.org/web/20200221114333/https://casetext.com/case/people-v-onofre |
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edited by jadeywadey. adding a source
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| Sources | https://history.nycourts.gov/garfinkel_resources/people-v-onofre/ https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A03107&term=1999&Summary=Y&Text=Y | https://history.nycourts.gov/garfinkel_resources/people-v-onofre/ https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A03107&term=1999&Summary=Y&Text=Y https://web.archive.org/web/20200221114333/https://casetext.com/case/people-v-onofre |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved description
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| Description | Homosexuality has been legal since the New York v. Onofre case in 1980. | A court in the case of New York v Onofre found New York's sodomy ban to be unconstitutional. Two decades later, the state legislature formally repealed the ban. |
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| Sources | https://history.nycourts.gov/garfinkel_resources/people-v-onofre/ | https://history.nycourts.gov/garfinkel_resources/people-v-onofre/ https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A03107&term=1999&Summary=Y&Text=Y |
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edited by UnknownMiles. Setting as currently active
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| End Date | Jun 26, 2003 | (none) |