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LGBT rights in the 18th century

LGBT rights in the 18th century

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This is a list of important events relating to the LGBT community from 1701 to 1800.

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Events

1700s

1704

  • 12 December – The Province of New York adopted a statute issuing a general pardon for almost all pending prosecutions, including those for same-sex intercourse. They were abandoned as of that date.[1]

1710s

1714

1715

1718

1719

1720s

1729

1730s

1730

  • 8 July – The Province of New Jersey adopted a statute imposing a duty on those bringing into the colony people convicted of various crimes, including sodomites.[8]

1740s

1746

  • 18 August – Frederick the Great of the Kingdom of Prussia suspended the death penalty for sodomy, recommending "Festungarbeit" (military labor) as an alternative punishment, as well as a visit from a preacher, to "make them understand the greatness and abomination of the vice they have committed".[9] (Frederick was himself both gay and agnostic.)

1770s

1776

1779

1780s

1782

1785

1789

1790s

1790

1791

1792

1793

1794

1795

1796

1797

1798

1799

1800

See also

References

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    The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States South Carolina
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    The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Delaware
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    The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Rhode Island
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    "New Jersey". The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States. Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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    Die Behördenorganisation und die allgemeine Staatsverwaltung Preussens im 18. Jahrhundert (in German). Verlag von Paul Parey. pp. 134–135.
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    The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Connecticut
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    France glbtq
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    The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Virginia
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    Crompton, Louis (2009). Homosexuality and Civilization. Harvard University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780674030060.
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    The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Indiana
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    The Construction of Homosexuality
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    The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Kentucky
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