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| Region | Florida |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | 1997 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is no language used in law to differentiate consent between gay or heterosexual sex. |
| Sources | https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/1997/794.05 https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/794.05 |
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edited by TrainedWaffle. Removed an unnecessary word in description!
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| Description | There is no language used in law used to differentiate consent between gay or heterosexual sex. | There is no language used in law to differentiate consent between gay or heterosexual sex. |
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edited by TrainedWaffle. Provided more clarity in description, removed previous source as it linked to a dead website, added different sources, changed start date.
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| Start Date | 2010 | 1997 |
| Description | Legal age of consent is 18, but close in age exclusions apply. | There is no language used in law used to differentiate consent between gay or heterosexual sex. |
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| Sources | http://archive.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=794.05&URL=0700-0799/0794/Sections/0794.05.html | https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/1997/794.05 https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/794.05 |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | 2010 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Legal age of consent is 18, but close in age exclusions apply. |
| Sources | http://archive.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=794.05&URL=0700-0799/0794/Sections/0794.05.html |