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| Region | Ohio |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Jan 18, 1965 |
| End Date | Oct 29, 1965 |
| Description | In 1965, in the case of State v. Sharpe, an appellate court ruled that the law prohibiting solicitation for an "unnatural sex act" was unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. Therefore, sex between women became fully legal again. |
| Sources | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/ohio.htm |
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| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Jan 18, 1965 |
| End Date | Oct 29, 1965 |
| Description | In 1965, in the case of State v. Sharpe, an appellate court ruled that the law prohibiting solicitation for an "unnatural sex act" was unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. Therefore, sex between women became fully legal again. |
| Sources | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/ohio.htm |