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| Region | Oregon |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1972 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Oregon repealed its ban on consensual, homosexual sex in 1972. The legislation that repealed the ban was passed on July 2nd, 1971, and took effect on January 1st of the following year. |
| Sources | https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/gay_lesbian_rights_movement/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing description, sourcing, and date
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| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 | Jan 1, 1972 |
| 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 However, Oregon repealed its individual sodomy ban much earlier in 1972. | Oregon repealed its ban on consensual, homosexual sex in 1972. The legislation that repealed the ban was passed on July 2nd, 1971, and took effect on January 1st of the following year. |
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| Sources | http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/lawrence_tx_20030626_decision-us-supreme-court https://web.archive.org/web/20130409011752/http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/oregon-sodomy-law | https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/gay_lesbian_rights_movement/ |
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edited by Doomdorm64. Tweaking grammar of new sentence
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| 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 However, Oregon repealed its individual sodomy ban over much earlier in 1972. | 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 However, Oregon repealed its individual sodomy ban much earlier in 1972. |
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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, Oregon repealed its individual sodomy ban over much earlier in 1972. |
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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://web.archive.org/web/20130409011752/http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/oregon-sodomy-law |
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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 |
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- All information is correct, just adding sources "Oregon legalized Same Sex acts in 1972, before the US as a whole "