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	Uganda also does not have a legal provision that specifically mentions sodomy, but it does have a section of its criminal code that bans “carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature." If charged with this crime, an individual may be sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref>~~http~~://~~www~~.~~amnesty.org~~/~~en/library/asset/POL30/003/2008/en/d77d0d58~~-~~4cd3~~-~~11dd~~-~~bca2~~-~~bb9d43f3e059~~/~~pol300032008eng.html#sdendnote48anc~~</ref>		Uganda also does not have a legal provision that specifically mentions sodomy, but it does have a section of its criminal code that bans “carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature." If charged with this crime, an individual may be sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref>https://76crimes.com/uganda-anti-gay-laws-and-actions/</ref>

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	'''~~Burma/~~Myanmar'''		'''Myanmar'''

	Section 377 of ~~the Burmese~~ Criminal Code does not explicitly mention sodomy, but does prohibit "unnatural offenses," meaning the voluntarily carnal knowledge of man, woman, or animal that is against the "order of nature." This crime is punishable by imprisonment and fines.<ref>http://www.blc-burma.org/html/myanmar%20penal%20code/mpc.html</ref>		Section 377 of Myanmar's Criminal Code does not explicitly mention sodomy, but does prohibit "unnatural offenses," meaning the voluntarily carnal knowledge of man, woman, or animal that is against the "order of nature." This crime is punishable by imprisonment and fines.<ref>http://www.blc-burma.org/html/myanmar%20penal%20code/mpc.html</ref>

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	Sodomy is defined as oral or anal copulation between humans, especially those of the same sex.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> A related crime is aggravated sodomy, which involves force or results in serious bodily injury to the victim, in addition mental and emotional distress.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> The Model Penal Code includes sodomy in its definition of deviate sexual behavior.<ref>Model Penal Code § 213.0 (2001)</ref>		Sodomy is defined as oral or anal copulation between humans, especially those of the same sex.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> A related crime is aggravated sodomy, which involves force or results in serious bodily injury to the victim, in addition mental and emotional distress.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> The Model Penal Code includes sodomy in its definition of deviate sexual behavior.<ref>Model Penal Code § 213.0 (2001)</ref>

	A landmark case in the U.S. that drastically impacted sodomy laws is ''Lawrence v. Texas''.<ref>Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)</ref> The ''Lawrence'' case was the first time a same sex couple were prosecuted and convicted under the Texas sodomy statute of consensual sodomy performed by adults in a private bedroom.<ref>Christopher R. Leslie, Lawrence v. Texas as the Perfect Storm, 38 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 509 (2005)</ref> In ''Lawrence'', the Supreme Court held that state laws that ban private, consensual sodomy between adults are unconstitutional as an infringement on the right to privacy. The decision in ''Lawrence'' overturned the Court's prior ruling in ''Bowers v. Hardwick'', in which the Court held that Georgia's anti-sodomy statute did not violate an ~~individuals~~ right to privacy.<ref>Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986)</ref>		A landmark case in the U.S. that drastically impacted sodomy laws is ''Lawrence v. Texas''.<ref>Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)</ref> The ''Lawrence'' case was the first time a same sex couple were prosecuted and convicted under the Texas sodomy statute of consensual sodomy performed by adults in a private bedroom.<ref>Christopher R. Leslie, Lawrence v. Texas as the Perfect Storm, 38 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 509 (2005)</ref> In ''Lawrence'', the Supreme Court held that state laws that ban private, consensual sodomy between adults are unconstitutional as an infringement on the right to privacy. The decision in ''Lawrence'' overturned the Court's prior ruling in ''Bowers v. Hardwick'', in which the Court held that Georgia's anti-sodomy statute did not violate an individual's right to privacy.<ref>Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986)</ref>

	==Federal Laws of the United States==		==Federal Laws of the United States==

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	Sodomy is defined as oral or anal copulation between humans, especially those of the same sex.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> A related crime is aggravated sodomy, which involves force or results in serious bodily injury to the victim, in addition mental and emotional distress.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> The Model Penal Code includes sodomy in its definition of deviate sexual behavior.<ref>Model Penal Code § 213.0 (2001)</ref>		Sodomy is defined as oral or anal copulation between humans, especially those of the same sex.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> A related crime is aggravated sodomy, which involves force or results in serious bodily injury to the victim, in addition mental and emotional distress.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> The Model Penal Code includes sodomy in its definition of deviate sexual behavior.<ref>Model Penal Code § 213.0 (2001)</ref>

	A landmark case in the U.S. that drastically impacted sodomy laws is ''Lawrence v. Texas''.<ref>Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)</ref> The ''Lawrence'' case was the first time a same sex couple were prosecuted and convicted under the Texas sodomy statute of consensual sodomy performed by adults in a private bedroom.<ref>Christopher R. Leslie, Lawrence v. Texas as the Perfect Storm, 38 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 509 (2005)</ref> In ''Lawrence'', the Supreme Court held that state laws that ban private, consensual sodomy between adults are unconstitutional as an infringement on the right to privacy. The decision in ''Lawrence'' overturned the Court's prior ruling in ''Bowers v. Hardwick'', in which the Court held that Georgia's sodomy statute did not violate ~~the fundamental rights of homosexuals~~.<ref>Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986)</ref>		A landmark case in the U.S. that drastically impacted sodomy laws is ''Lawrence v. Texas''.<ref>Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)</ref> The ''Lawrence'' case was the first time a same sex couple were prosecuted and convicted under the Texas sodomy statute of consensual sodomy performed by adults in a private bedroom.<ref>Christopher R. Leslie, Lawrence v. Texas as the Perfect Storm, 38 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 509 (2005)</ref> In ''Lawrence'', the Supreme Court held that state laws that ban private, consensual sodomy between adults are unconstitutional as an infringement on the right to privacy. The decision in ''Lawrence'' overturned the Court's prior ruling in ''Bowers v. Hardwick'', in which the Court held that Georgia's anti-sodomy statute did not violate an individuals right to privacy.<ref>Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986)</ref>

	==Federal Laws of the United States==		==Federal Laws of the United States==

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	Sodomy is defined as oral or anal copulation between humans, especially those of the same sex.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> A related crime is aggravated sodomy, which involves force or results in serious bodily injury to the victim, in addition mental and emotional distress.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> The Model Penal Code includes sodomy in its definition of deviate sexual behavior.<ref>Model Penal Code § 213.0 (2001)</ref>		Sodomy is defined as oral or anal copulation between humans, especially those of the same sex.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> A related crime is aggravated sodomy, which involves force or results in serious bodily injury to the victim, in addition mental and emotional distress.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> The Model Penal Code includes sodomy in its definition of deviate sexual behavior.<ref>Model Penal Code § 213.0 (2001)</ref>

	A landmark case in the U.S. that drastically impacted sodomy laws ~~was the Supreme Court's decision in~~ ''Lawrence v. Texas''.<ref>Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)</ref> The ''Lawrence'' case was the first time a same sex couple were prosecuted and convicted under the Texas sodomy statute of consensual sodomy performed by adults in a private bedroom.<ref>Christopher R. Leslie, Lawrence v. Texas as the Perfect Storm, 38 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 509 (2005)</ref> In ''Lawrence'', the Supreme Court held that state laws that ban private, consensual sodomy between adults are unconstitutional as an infringement on the right to privacy. The decision in ''Lawrence'' overturned the Court's prior ruling in ''Bowers v. Hardwick'', in which the Court held that Georgia's sodomy statute did not violate the fundamental rights of homosexuals.<ref>Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986)</ref>		A landmark case in the U.S. that drastically impacted sodomy laws is ''Lawrence v. Texas''.<ref>Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)</ref> The ''Lawrence'' case was the first time a same sex couple were prosecuted and convicted under the Texas sodomy statute of consensual sodomy performed by adults in a private bedroom.<ref>Christopher R. Leslie, Lawrence v. Texas as the Perfect Storm, 38 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 509 (2005)</ref> In ''Lawrence'', the Supreme Court held that state laws that ban private, consensual sodomy between adults are unconstitutional as an infringement on the right to privacy. The decision in ''Lawrence'' overturned the Court's prior ruling in ''Bowers v. Hardwick'', in which the Court held that Georgia's sodomy statute did not violate the fundamental rights of homosexuals.<ref>Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986)</ref>

	==Federal Laws of the United States==		==Federal Laws of the United States==

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	Under the Maryland Criminal Code section 3-321, the crime of forced sodomy is punishable by imprisonment for up to ten years.<ref>Maryland Criminal Code, § 3-321 (2002)</ref>		Under the Maryland Criminal Code section 3-321, the crime of forced sodomy is punishable by imprisonment for up to ten years.<ref>Maryland Criminal Code, § 3-321 (2002)</ref>

			==Common Defenses==

			Depending on the sodomy statute and the specific situation of a case, consent may sometimes be a defense to the charge of sodomy (i.e. consent is usually not a defense when the sodomy charge involves a minor). Mental disability and irresistible insane impulse are defenses to sodomy. The theory behind the mental disability defense is that an individual is unable to comprehend the nature and consequences of the act.<ref>Jane E. Lehman, Sodomy- Corpus Juris Secundum, Nov. 2010</ref>

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			'''Burma/Myanmar'''

			Section 377 of the Burmese Criminal Code does not explicitly mention sodomy, but does prohibit "unnatural offenses," meaning the voluntarily carnal knowledge of man, woman, or animal that is against the "order of nature." This crime is punishable by imprisonment and fines.<ref>http://www.blc-burma.org/html/myanmar%20penal%20code/mpc.html</ref>

			'''Uganda'''

			Uganda also does not have a legal provision that specifically mentions sodomy, but it does have a section of its criminal code that bans “carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature." If charged with this crime, an individual may be sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref>http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/POL30/003/2008/en/d77d0d58-4cd3-11dd-bca2-bb9d43f3e059/pol300032008eng.html#sdendnote48anc</ref>

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	Under the Maryland Criminal Code section 3-321, the crime of sodomy is punishable by imprisonment for up to ten years.<ref>Maryland Criminal Code, § 3-321 (2002)</ref>		Under the Maryland Criminal Code section 3-321, the crime of forced sodomy is punishable by imprisonment for up to ten years.<ref>Maryland Criminal Code, § 3-321 (2002)</ref>

	==Foreign Jurisdictions==		==Foreign Jurisdictions==

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	Sodomy is defined as oral or anal copulation between humans, especially those of the same sex.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> A related crime is aggravated sodomy, which involves force or results in serious bodily injury to the victim, in addition mental and emotional distress.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> The Model Penal Code includes sodomy in its definition of deviate sexual behavior.<ref>Model Penal Code § 213.0 (2001)</ref>		Sodomy is defined as oral or anal copulation between humans, especially those of the same sex.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> A related crime is aggravated sodomy, which involves force or results in serious bodily injury to the victim, in addition mental and emotional distress.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> The Model Penal Code includes sodomy in its definition of deviate sexual behavior.<ref>Model Penal Code § 213.0 (2001)</ref>

			A landmark case in the U.S. that drastically impacted sodomy laws was the Supreme Court's decision in ''Lawrence v. Texas''.<ref>Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)</ref> The ''Lawrence'' case was the first time a same sex couple were prosecuted and convicted under the Texas sodomy statute of consensual sodomy performed by adults in a private bedroom.<ref>Christopher R. Leslie, Lawrence v. Texas as the Perfect Storm, 38 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 509 (2005)</ref> In ''Lawrence'', the Supreme Court held that state laws that ban private, consensual sodomy between adults are unconstitutional as an infringement on the right to privacy. The decision in ''Lawrence'' overturned the Court's prior ruling in ''Bowers v. Hardwick'', in which the Court held that Georgia's sodomy statute did not violate the fundamental rights of homosexuals.<ref>Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986)</ref>

	==Federal Laws of the United States==		==Federal Laws of the United States==

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	See [[Crimes]]		See [[Crimes]]

			==Notes==
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