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A Blow To Bigotry
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On January 1, 1972, Oregon became the fourth state to decriminalize homosexuality in the U.S. after revised Sodomy Laws went into effect. Previously Oregon, like other states, criminalized non-heterosexual intercourse as “deviant” behavior. Portland State University history major Evan Smiley explores the the long struggle for civil rights in this podcast. More at: http://www.publichistorypdx.org/2017/01/01/a-blow-to-bigotry-oregon-decriminalizes-homosexuality/
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