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| − | '''Sodomy''', | + | '''Sodomy''', also known as ''buggery'' was a crime in England and Wales from the [[Buggery Act 1533]].The Act (and subsequent Acts) did not define what was meant by sodomy, but the courts interpreted it to mean anal intercourse. |
| − | Sodom | + | The word is derived from Sodom, one of the "cities of the plain" (along with Gomorrha) which according to the Bible were destroyed by God because of the wickedness of their inhabitants. Specifically the book of Genesis relates that the when three visitors(traditionally interpreted as angels) come to stay with Lot, the men of Sodom called to him "Where are the men which came in to thee last night? Bring them out to us, that we may know them."<ref>Genesis 19:5 (King James version; the word "know" is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for sexual intercourse).</ref> This passage has been been taken condemning homosexuality, but an alternative view is that the Sodomites' guilt lay mainly in breaking the law of hospitality, rather than for the specific sexual aspect. |
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| + | Sodomy Carried the death penalty until 1861, but was difficult to prove. In 1885 Parliament enacted the [[Labouchere Amendment]] which prohibited gross indecency between males, making gay sex much easier to prosecute. | ||
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| + | Sodomy remained a crime until 1967 in England, but up until 1992 in the Isle of Man. It was punishable by death until 1861. | ||
[[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. | [[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]] was one of the first people to argue for the decriminalisation of sodomy in England. | In 1785 [[Jeremy Bentham]] was one of the first people to argue for the decriminalisation of sodomy in England. | ||
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Revision as of 09:57, 16 October 2011
Sodomy, also known as buggery was a crime in England and Wales from the Buggery Act 1533.The Act (and subsequent Acts) did not define what was meant by sodomy, but the courts interpreted it to mean anal intercourse.
The word is derived from Sodom, one of the "cities of the plain" (along with Gomorrha) which according to the Bible were destroyed by God because of the wickedness of their inhabitants. Specifically the book of Genesis relates that the when three visitors(traditionally interpreted as angels) come to stay with Lot, the men of Sodom called to him "Where are the men which came in to thee last night? Bring them out to us, that we may know them."[1] This passage has been been taken condemning homosexuality, but an alternative view is that the Sodomites' guilt lay mainly in breaking the law of hospitality, rather than for the specific sexual aspect.
Sodomy Carried the death penalty until 1861, but was difficult to prove. In 1885 Parliament enacted the Labouchere Amendment which prohibited gross indecency between males, making gay sex much easier to prosecute.
Sodomy remained a crime until 1967 in England, but up until 1992 in the Isle of Man. It was punishable by death until 1861.
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 was one of the first people to argue for the decriminalisation of sodomy in England.
External sites
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/search.jsp?form=searchHomePage&_divs_fulltext=Sodomy- ↑ Genesis 19:5 (King James version; the word "know" is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for sexual intercourse).
