In article , jhansen@convex.com (James Hansen) writes: > How does the Alabama sodomy law read? Does it only illegalize homosexual > sodomy, or does it mention heterosexual sodomy as well? Alabama law does not discriminate on the basis of orientation. :-> ---- 13A-6-60 Definitions (2) Deviate Sexual Intercourse. Any act of sexual gratification between persons not married to each other, involving the sex organs of one person and the the mouth or anus of another. 13A-6-63 Sodomy in the first degree. (a) A person commits the crime of sodomy in the first degree if: (1) He engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person by forcible compulsion; or (2) He engages in deviate sexual intercourse with a person who is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated; or (3) He, being 16 years old or older, engages in deviate sexual intercourse with a person who is less than 12 years old. (b) Sodomy in the first degree is a Class A felony. 13A-6-64 Sodomy in the second degree. (a) A person commits the crime of sodomy in the second degree if: (1) He, being 16 years old or older, engages in deviate sexaul intercourse with another person less than 16 and more than 12 years old. (2) He engages in deviate sexual intercourse with a person who is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally defective. (b) Sodomy in the second degree is a Class C felony. Note that neither of these really applies to sex between consenting adults, but the thoughtful legislature has taken care of that: 13A-6-65 Sexual misconduct. (a) A person commits the crime of sexual misconduct if: (1) Being a male, he engages in sexual intercourse with a female without her consent, under cicumstances other than those covered by sections 13A-6-61 and 13A-6-62 [Rape]; or with her consent where consent was obatined by fraud or artifice; or (2) Being a female, she engages in sexual intercourse with a male without his consent; or (3) He or she engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person under circumstances other than those covered by sections 13A-6-63 and 13A-6-64 [Sodomy]. Consent is no defense to a prosecution under this subdivision. (b) Sexual misconduct is a Class A misdemeanor. ---- The sexual misconduct law was written to cover anything they couldn't think of at the time and to specifically attack LBG people. Class A misdemeanors are punishable by up to a year imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $2000 US. Yes, by definition it applies to unmarried strayts as well as gayfolk. - Jay G.