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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.

Events

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1700s

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1704

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  • 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

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1714

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1715

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1718

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1719

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1720s

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1729

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1730s

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1730

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  • 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

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1746

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  • 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

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1776

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1779

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1780s

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1782

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1785

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1789

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1790s

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1790

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1791

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1792

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1793

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1794

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1795

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1796

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1797

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1798

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1799

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1800

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States New York
  2. ^ The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States South Carolina
  3. ^ The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States North Carolina
  4. ^ a b The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Pennsylvania
  5. ^ a b The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States
  6. ^ The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Delaware
  7. ^ a b The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Rhode Island
  8. ^ a b c d "New Jersey". The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States. Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  9. ^ Die Behördenorganisation und die allgemeine Staatsverwaltung Preussens im 18. Jahrhundert (in German). Verlag von Paul Parey. 1894. pp. 134–135.
  10. ^ The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Connecticut
  11. ^ The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Maryland
  12. ^ a b c The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Vermont
  13. ^ France glbtq
  14. ^ a b The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Virginia
  15. ^ Crompton, Louis (2009). Homosexuality and Civilization. Harvard University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780674030060.
  16. ^ The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Indiana
  17. ^ The Construction of Homosexuality
  18. ^ The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States Kentucky
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