Current Version
| Region | Wisconsin |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | May 5, 1983 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Wisconsin repealed its laws against sodomy in 1983. In order to secure enough votes to pass the legislation that repealed the ban on sodomy, legislators agreed to add to the bill that “the state does not condone or encourage any form of sexual conduct outside the institution of marriage.” |
| Sources | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/wisconsin.htm |
Revision History (2)
edited by Unknownmiles. Link, date, description.
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| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 | May 5, 1983 |
| 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. | Wisconsin repealed its laws against sodomy in 1983. In order to secure enough votes to pass the legislation that repealed the ban on sodomy, legislators agreed to add to the bill that “the state does not condone or encourage any form of sexual conduct outside the institution of marriage.” |
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| Sources | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/wisconsin.htm |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| 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 |