Entry #20735: Homosexual activity in Colorado

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RegionColorado
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Start DateJan 25, 1860
End DateFeb 27, 1861
DescriptionIn 1860, Colorado, then known as the Jefferson Territory, passed its criminal code which included the criminalization of sodomy under penalty of death.
Sourceshttps://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/colorado.htm


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StatusIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Start DateJan 25, 1860
End DateFeb 27, 1861
DescriptionIn 1860, Colorado, then known as the Jefferson Territory, passed its criminal code which included the criminalization of sodomy under penalty of death.
Sourceshttps://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/colorado.htm