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| − | The Duke of York's Laws, including a capital sodomy provision ([[The Duke of York's Laws: March 1, 1665|see 1665]]), were by an executive order of Governor Edmund Andros made operative in the area | + | The Duke of York's Laws, including a capital sodomy provision ([[The Duke of York's Laws: March 1, 1665|see 1665]]), were by an executive order of Governor Edmund Andros made operative in the area later to become Pennsylvania.<ref>{{GLA}}, p. 111, citing Harry Elmer Barnes, ''The Evolution of Penology in Pennsylvania: A Study in American Social History'' (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1927), p. 29; Crompton, "Homosexuals," p. 282.</ref> |
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| + | This law was next [[Sodomy law: Pennsylvania, December 7, 1682|revised in 1682]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:54, 27 May 2008
The Duke of York's Laws, including a capital sodomy provision (see 1665), were by an executive order of Governor Edmund Andros made operative in the area later to become Pennsylvania.[1]
This law was next revised in 1682.
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References
- ↑ Jonathan Ned Katz, Gay/Lesbian Almanac (NY: Harper & Row, 1983), p. 111, citing Harry Elmer Barnes, The Evolution of Penology in Pennsylvania: A Study in American Social History (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1927), p. 29; Crompton, "Homosexuals," p. 282.
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