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Sodom was one of the cities mentioned in the book of Genesis in the Bible (Sodom and Gomorrah) in an incident where tourists were homosexually raped by the locals in a crime of racism. Both cities were considered sinful. The cities were destroyed by an angel of God as punishment. Some Christians took this to prohibit the act of genital penetration between men, called “sodomy”. | Sodom was one of the cities mentioned in the book of Genesis in the Bible (Sodom and Gomorrah) in an incident where tourists were homosexually raped by the locals in a crime of racism. Both cities were considered sinful. The cities were destroyed by an angel of God as punishment. Some Christians took this to prohibit the act of genital penetration between men, called “sodomy”. | ||
| − | [[Gabriel Lawrence]], [[Thomas Wright]] and [[William Griffin]] were hanged for the crime of sodomy in 1726 following a raid at a [[Molly House]]. William Griffin was found guilty of attempted sodomy in Moorfields with [[Thomas Newton | + | [[Gabriel Lawrence]], [[Thomas Wright]] and [[William Griffin]] were hanged for the crime of sodomy in 1726 following a raid at a [[Molly House]]. William Griffin was found guilty of attempted sodomy in Moorfields with [[Thomas Newton]] and he was fined, pilloried and imprisoned. |
In 1785 Jeremy Bentham becomes one of the first people to argue for the decriminalisation of sodomy in England. | In 1785 Jeremy Bentham becomes one of the first people to argue for the decriminalisation of sodomy in England. | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 13 August 2011
Sodomy, historically known as buggery was considered a crime in Britain between 1533 to 1967 in England, but up until 1992 in the Isle of Man. It was punishable by death until 1861. In 1885 Parliament enacted the Labouchere Amendment which prohibited gross indecency between males.
Sodom was one of the cities mentioned in the book of Genesis in the Bible (Sodom and Gomorrah) in an incident where tourists were homosexually raped by the locals in a crime of racism. Both cities were considered sinful. The cities were destroyed by an angel of God as punishment. Some Christians took this to prohibit the act of genital penetration between men, called “sodomy”.
Gabriel Lawrence, Thomas Wright and William Griffin were hanged for the crime of sodomy in 1726 following a raid at a Molly House. William Griffin was found guilty of attempted sodomy in Moorfields with Thomas Newton and he was fined, pilloried and imprisoned.
In 1785 Jeremy Bentham becomes one of the first people to argue for the decriminalisation of sodomy in England.
External sites
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17260420-64&div=t17260420-64&terms=Molly#highlight
