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| Region | Ohio |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jul 14, 1795 |
| End Date | Dec 28, 1804 |
| Description | In 1795, a Council in charge of creating laws for Ohio adopted a statute that included the common law of England and English laws adopted prior to England's settlement of North America in 1607. England's buggery statute which mandated the death penalty for male on male buggery was therefore adopted. |
| Sources | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/ohio.htm |
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| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jul 14, 1795 |
| End Date | Dec 28, 1804 |
| Description | In 1795, a Council in charge of creating laws for Ohio adopted a statute that included the common law of England and English laws adopted prior to England's settlement of North America in 1607. England's buggery statute which mandated the death penalty for male on male buggery was therefore adopted. |
| Sources | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/ohio.htm |