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| Region | Puerto Rico |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2002, the Puerto Rican Supreme Court ruled that the ban on sodomy was constitutional. However, as a American territory Puerto Rico is subject to decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 26, 2003 with the landmark decision ruled through "Lawrence v Texas", homosexuality was decriminalized across the contiguous United States and it's subsequent territories, including Puerto Rico. In 2004, the Penal Code was ammended, codifying the legality of homosexuality. |
| Sources | https://www.thegully.com/essays/gaymundo/030313_lgbt_puerto_rico.html https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/539/558/ https://lambdalegal.org/case/lawrence-v-texas/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121016033001/http://www.oslpr.org/english/PDF/penal%20code.pdf |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. Legality of homosexuality in Puerto Rico
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 2003 | Jun 26, 2003 |
| Description | In 2002, the Puerto Rican Supreme Court ruled that the ban on sodomy was constitutional. However, as a American territory Puerto Rico is subject to decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 26, 2003 with the landmark decision ruled through "Lawrence v Texas", homosexuality was decriminalized across the contiguous United States and it's subsequent territories, including Puerto Rico. In 2004, the Penal Code was ammended, codifying the legality of homosexuality. | |
| Sources | https://www.thegully.com/essays/gaymundo/030313_lgbt_puerto_rico.html https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/539/558/ https://lambdalegal.org/case/lawrence-v-texas/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121016033001/http://www.oslpr.org/english/PDF/penal%20code.pdf |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 1, 2003 |
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