Is oral sex still illegal in 18 states Under common law, sodomy mainly consisted of anal sex However, in the u.s., the term eventually included oral sex as well as anal sex As recently as 1960, sodomy was considered illegal for everyone in the u.s., but the law banning sodomy was often enforced only against homosexuals. Sodomy can also be more broadly defined to include any sexual penetration aside from vaginal intercourse, including oral and anal sex, whether between two men or two women or a man and a woman. In modern law, consensual sodomy generally refers to anal or oral sex between consenting adults
While such acts were once criminalized, they are now largely legal and protected under privacy rights. Sodomy traditionally refers to certain sexual acts like anal or oral sex, historically considered unnatural or unlawful based on moral and religious beliefs These laws aimed to regulate sexual behavior and often discriminated against lgbtq+ communities.
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