Tasman sodomy laws repealed

Wednesday 16 April 1997 23:02 BST

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Legislators in the Australian state of Tasmania approved the scrapping of the island's harsh laws against sodomy.

Tasmania's tiny upper House of the state parliament narrowly voted for a bill to repeal the existing laws, unique in Australia for making anal sex a crime punishable by up to 21 years' jail. Reuters - Hobart

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