Sodomy law: Timeline

1976   California California

California is a state [i] spanning the southern half of the west coast [i] ... 

's sodomy law repealed.

2003   The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sodomy laws are unconstitutional in ''Lawrence v. Texas''.

2005   Hong Kong Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is one of the two special administrative regions [i] ... 

 High Court Judge Michael Hartmann rules that sodomy laws are unconstitutional.