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| Region | Alabama |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jun 5, 1945 |
| End Date | Jun 26, 2003 |
| Description | In 1945, Alabama's Supreme Court decided in the case of Brown v. State that cunnilingus deserved the same penalty as fellatio. In 1973, The Alabama Supreme Court decided in the case of Horn v. State that the sodomy law was constitutional. The Court also decided that circumstantial evidence was enough for proof of penetration. |
| Sources | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/alabama.htm |
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jun 5, 1945 |
| End Date | Jun 26, 2003 |
| Description | In 1945, Alabama's Supreme Court decided in the case of Brown v. State that cunnilingus deserved the same penalty as fellatio. In 1973, The Alabama Supreme Court decided in the case of Horn v. State that the sodomy law was constitutional. The Court also decided that circumstantial evidence was enough for proof of penetration. |
| Sources | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/alabama.htm |