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| Region | California |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (other penalty) |
| Start Date | 1909 |
| End Date | 1952 |
| Description | California enacted a law in 1909 that provided for the sterilization of persons convicted two or more times of sexual offences if they showed evidence while in prison of being a "moral or sexual pervert". During this period, an estimated 20,000 people were sterilised, many for same-sex sexual intercourse. The law allowing sterilisation was not repealed until 1972 but they were rare after 1950. |
| Sources | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5308144/ https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/california.htm |
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| Status | Illegal (other penalty) |
| Start Date | 1909 |
| End Date | 1952 |
| Description | California enacted a law in 1909 that provided for the sterilization of persons convicted two or more times of sexual offences if they showed evidence while in prison of being a "moral or sexual pervert". During this period, an estimated 20,000 people were sterilised, many for same-sex sexual intercourse. The law allowing sterilisation was not repealed until 1972 but they were rare after 1950. |
| Sources | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5308144/ https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/california.htm |