1850
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1853
United States LGBT History for 1850 - 1859
Oregon
A new code of law adopted by the Oregon Territorial legislature does not include sodomy as a crime, keeping it legal.
Oregon
A new criminal code in Oregon makes sodomy a crime for the first time, with a penalty set at 1 to 5 years in prison.
Washington D.C.
Lifelong bachelor James Buchanan is elected President. His sexuality is the subject of some speculation -- among both those who believe and disbelieve that he was gay.
1856
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