Anal or oral sex with people, any sex with an animal, non-procreative sex
François Elluin, Sodomites provoking the wrath of God, from Le Pot-Pourri de Loth, 1781
Sodomy (/ˈsɒdəmi/), also called buggery in British English, generally refers to either anal sex (but occasionally also oral sex) between people, or any sexual activity between a human and another animal (bestiality). It may also mean any non-procreative sexual activity (including manual sex).[1][2][3][4] Originally, the term sodomy, which is derived from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Book of Genesis,[5][6] was commonly restricted to homosexual anal sex.[7][8] Sodomy laws in many countries criminalized the behavior.[8] In the Western world, many of these laws have been overturned or are routinely not enforced.[9] A person who practices sodomy is sometimes referred to as a sodomite, a pejorative term.
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^Sullivan, Andrew (March 24, 2003). "Unnatural Law". The New Republic. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2009. Since the laws had rarely been enforced against heterosexuals, there was no sense of urgency about their repeal. (Or Sullivan, Andrew (2003-03-24). "Unnatural Law". The New Republic. Vol. 228, no. 11.)
Sodomy (/ˈsɒdəmi/), also called buggery in British English, generally refers to either anal sex (but occasionally also oral sex) between people, or any...
A sodomy law is a law that defines certain sexual acts as crimes. The precise sexual acts meant by the term sodomy are rarely spelled out in the law, but...
The United States has inherited sodomy laws which constitutionally outlawed a variety of sexual acts that are deemed to be illegal, illicit, unlawful,...
Female sodomy is distinct from the social and legal category of (male) sodomy due to the significant differences in the way women accused of sodomy were...
Expurse of Sodomy is an EP released by German thrash metal band Sodom. Some copies were released on picture disc and limited edition in clear vinyl. The...
The Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trials are a source of considerable political controversy in Malaysia. The first trial was held in 1998, and resulted in former...
sex (auparishtaka) and other forms of ayoni. Although ayoni, like Western sodomy, describe similar various types of sex commonly regarded as reprehensible...
Denmark, with whom he fathered eight children. He railed fiercely against sodomy.: 1073 Most historians and commentators today affirm that, given the evidence...
brother's vices but is scrawny and weak. His passion is active and passive sodomy and he also enjoys combining murder with sex. He is a misogynist who refuses...
Manson explained that the lyrics to the second song on the album, "Cake and Sodomy", were inspired by a trip to New York City in 1990. He said that he wrote...
News. New York. Retrieved 2008-12-11. "Officers Found Not Guilty In Subway Sodomy Trial". Retrieved 31 May 2016.[permanent dead link] Kerry Burke and Larry...
decriminalizes sodomy. 1794 – The Kingdom of Prussia abolishes the death penalty for sodomy. 1794 – Luxembourg decriminalizes sodomy. 1795 – Belgium...
received a release that would never be reprinted in trade format, Satan's Sodomy Baby. After Dark Horse Comics published issue #18, The Goon went on hiatus...
homosexual, and after a highly publicised trial, was convicted of 11 counts of sodomy and "unnatural acts", serving six months in prison. Banana was born in Essexvale...
and Punch. One of Littlejohn's Sun columns – a 2004 skit, entitled "Rum, Sodomy and the Lifejacket", in which Lord Nelson is confronted with political correctness...
was sentenced to another extensive five years imprisonment after a second sodomy conviction in 2015. While still in prison, Anwar re-joined Mahathir Mohamad...
homosexuality in Malaysia has also been the forefront of Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trials, which Anwar has called politically motivated, a characterization...
non-adult who engages in consensual sodomy is subject to a punishment of 74 lashes. Articles 114 to 119 assert that sodomy is proved either if a person confesses...
historically been considered to be "crimes against nature" include masturbation, sodomy and bestiality. For much of modern history, a "crime against nature" was...
Defined as Rape 3 / Sodomy 3 (Class C Felony) Under 14: Defined as Rape 2 / Sodomy 2 (Class B Felony) Under 12: Defined as Rape 1 / Sodomy 1 (Class A Felony)...
jurisdiction, making sodomy the only major crime with such a significant regional discrepancy. Even within Aragon, the treatment of sodomy varied significantly...
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