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| Region | New Hampshire |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Aug 6, 1975 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1975, New Hampshire struck down its sodomy law. Although the governor was in favor of it, he reportedly did not carefully review the bill before signing it. The US Supreme Court's ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy. However, New Hampshire repealed its individual sodomy ban in 1975; one of the first states in the country to do so. |
| Sources | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FLqq-oqSkH8C&pg=PA201&redir_esc=y https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/new_hampshire.htm |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing start date; this has got to be the funniest decriminalisation ever lol.
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| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 | Aug 6, 1975 |
| Description | The US Supreme Court's ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy. However, New Hampshire repealed its individual sodomy ban in 1975; one of the first states in the country to do so. | In 1975, New Hampshire struck down its sodomy law. Although the governor was in favor of it, he reportedly did not carefully review the bill before signing it. The US Supreme Court's ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy. However, New Hampshire repealed its individual sodomy ban in 1975; one of the first states in the country to do so. |
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| Sources | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FLqq-oqSkH8C&pg=PA201&redir_esc=y | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FLqq-oqSkH8C&pg=PA201&redir_esc=y https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/new_hampshire.htm |
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edited by Doomdorm64. Tweaking description, adding source
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| Description | US Supreme Court ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy. | The US Supreme Court's ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy. However, New Hampshire repealed its individual sodomy ban in 1975; one of the first states in the country to do so. |
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| Sources | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FLqq-oqSkH8C&pg=PA201&redir_esc=y |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | US Supreme Court ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy. |
| Sources | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court |