Sodomy

Sodomy (/ˈsɒdəmi/), also called buggery in British English, generally refers to either anal sex (but occasionally also oral sex) between people, or any sexual activity between a human and another animal (bestiality). It may also mean any non-procreative sexual activity (including manual sex).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Originally, the term sodomy, which is derived from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Book of Genesis,^[5]^[6] was commonly restricted to homosexual anal sex.^[7]^[8] Sodomy laws in many countries criminalized the behavior.^[8] In the Western world, many of these laws have been overturned or are routinely not enforced.^[9] A person who practices sodomy is sometimes referred to as a sodomite, a pejorative term.

^ Sauer, Michelle M. (2015). "The Unexpected Actuality: "Deviance" and Transgression". Gender in Medieval Culture. London: Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 74–78. doi:10.5040/9781474210683.ch-003. ISBN 978-1-4411-2160-8.
^ Shirelle Phelps (2001). World of Criminal Justice: N–Z. Gale Group. p. 686. ISBN 0-7876-5073-0. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
^ John Scheb; John Scheb, II (2013). Criminal Law and Procedure. Cengage Learning. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-285-54613-1. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
^ David Newton (2009). Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition. ABC-CLIO. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-59884-307-1. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
^ Bullough, Vern L.; Bullough, Bonnie (2019) [1977]. ""Unnatural Sex"". Sin, Sickness and Sanity: A History of Sexual Attitudes. Routledge Library Editions: History of Sexuality (1st ed.). New York and London: Routledge. pp. 24–40. doi:10.4324/9780429056659. ISBN 978-0-429-05663-5. S2CID 143758576.
^ J. D. Douglas; Merrill C. Tenney (2011). Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Zondervan. pp. 1584 pages. ISBN 978-0-310-49235-1. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
^ Nicholas C. Edsall (2006). Toward Stonewall: Homosexuality and Society in the Modern Western World. University of Virginia Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 0-8139-2543-6. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Colin Sumner (2008). The Blackwell Companion to Criminology. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 310–320. ISBN 978-0-470-99895-3. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
^ Sullivan, Andrew (March 24, 2003). "Unnatural Law". The New Republic. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2009. Since the laws had rarely been enforced against heterosexuals, there was no sense of urgency about their repeal. (Or Sullivan, Andrew (2003-03-24). "Unnatural Law". The New Republic. Vol. 228, no. 11.)

[Sauer_2015-1] Sauer, Michelle M. (2015). "The Unexpected Actuality: "Deviance" and Transgression". Gender in Medieval Culture. London: Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 74–78. doi:10.5040/9781474210683.ch-003. ISBN 978-1-4411-2160-8.

[Phelps-2] Shirelle Phelps (2001). World of Criminal Justice: N–Z. Gale Group. p. 686. ISBN 0-7876-5073-0. Retrieved January 13, 2014.

[Scheb-3] John Scheb; John Scheb, II (2013). Criminal Law and Procedure. Cengage Learning. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-285-54613-1. Retrieved January 13, 2014.

[Newton-4] David Newton (2009). Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition. ABC-CLIO. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-59884-307-1. Retrieved January 13, 2014.

[Bullough_2019-5] Bullough, Vern L.; Bullough, Bonnie (2019) [1977]. ""Unnatural Sex"". Sin, Sickness and Sanity: A History of Sexual Attitudes. Routledge Library Editions: History of Sexuality (1st ed.). New York and London: Routledge. pp. 24–40. doi:10.4324/9780429056659. ISBN 978-0-429-05663-5. S2CID 143758576.

[Douglas-6] J. D. Douglas; Merrill C. Tenney (2011). Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Zondervan. pp. 1584 pages. ISBN 978-0-310-49235-1. Retrieved September 21, 2013.

[Edsall-7] Nicholas C. Edsall (2006). Toward Stonewall: Homosexuality and Society in the Modern Western World. University of Virginia Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 0-8139-2543-6. Retrieved September 21, 2013.

[Sumner-8] Colin Sumner (2008). The Blackwell Companion to Criminology. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 310–320. ISBN 978-0-470-99895-3. Retrieved September 21, 2013.

[9] Sullivan, Andrew (March 24, 2003). "Unnatural Law". The New Republic. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2009. Since the laws had rarely been enforced against heterosexuals, there was no sense of urgency about their repeal. (Or Sullivan, Andrew (2003-03-24). "Unnatural Law". The New Republic. Vol. 228, no. 11.)

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