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| Region | Mississippi |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jun 1802 |
| End Date | Jun 25, 2003 |
| Description | The first Mississippi criminal code to reference same-sex sexual activity was enacted in 1802, it criminalized sodomy and later "crimes against nature," therefore criminalising same-sex sexual activity. In 1995, those convicted of sodomy were required to register with the sheriff's office under sex offender laws; however, by this time, the enforcement of Mississippi's sodomy law had diminished. |
| Sources | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/mississippi.htm (no exact copy of the 1802 code exists, but several references do) |
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jun 1802 |
| End Date | Jun 25, 2003 |
| Description | The first Mississippi criminal code to reference same-sex sexual activity was enacted in 1802, it criminalized sodomy and later "crimes against nature," therefore criminalising same-sex sexual activity. In 1995, those convicted of sodomy were required to register with the sheriff's office under sex offender laws; however, by this time, the enforcement of Mississippi's sodomy law had diminished. |
| Sources | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/mississippi.htm (no exact copy of the 1802 code exists, but several references do) |