In the first installment of our This Month in Queer History, host Julian walks us through the Illinois Sodomy Law Repeal of 1961: what it is, why it happened, and how it was the first of its kind in the US. Subscribe for more episodes and follow us on Instagram to get updates and pitch ideas for future episodes. This episode uses PG-13 language to describe sodomy laws. 

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References:

American Civil Liberties Union. “History of Sodomy Laws and the Strategy That Led Up to Today’s.” American Civil Liberties Union, www.aclu.org/other/history-sodomy-laws-and-strategy-led-todays-decision. Accessed 15 July 2021.

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Council on Religion and the Homosexual, Daughters of Bilitis, Society for Individual Rights, and Tavern Guild of San Francisco. The challenge and progress of homosexual law reform. San Francisco: Council on Religion and the Homosexual, 1968.

Kohler, Will. “Gay History – July 28, 1961: Illinois Becomes First State to Rescind Sodomy Law Possibly By Mistake.” Back2Stonewall, 28 July 2019, www.back2stonewall.com/2019/07/today-in-gay-history-july-28th-1961-illinois-becomes-first-state-to-rescind-its-sodomy-law.html.

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