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Buggery, Sodomy and Cross-Dressing, Oh My: A Timeline of Gay Criminalization in America

The history of gay criminalization in the United States — mostly in the form of anti-sodomy laws — is a complex one, but let’s break it all down

Where Gay Is Criminal: The Definitive Guide to Countries Where Homosexuality Is Illegal

There are more than 70 countries where ‘gay’ is illegal, and this definitive guide covers each region’s history and harshest penalties

If the Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage, It’d Immediately Be Illegal Again in These 30 States

30 U.S. states still have gay marriage bans and 10 have sodomy bans too. Both will go live if the Supreme Court overturns its 2015 and 2003 decisions

How Britain Turned a Fourth of the World Anti-Gay, and What the Ultimate Colonizer Is Doing About It

In the 1800s and 1900s, Britain brought anti-gay laws to 53 countries, and today 36 of those nations still have them