Consenting Adult Sex Bill

rdf:langString Consenting Adult Sex Bill

rdf:langString Education, Evidence, and Penal

rdf:langString An act to amend Section 12912 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 972 and 985 of the Evidence Code, and to amend Sections 220, 286, 287, 288a and 290 of, to add Section 286.5 to, and to repeal Sections 269a, 269b, 286.1 and 288b of, the Penal Code, relating to sexual offenses.

rdf:langString Section 12912 of the Education Code;

rdf:langString Sections 972 and 985

rdf:langString of the Evidence Code;

rdf:langString and Sections 220, 286, 287, 288a, and 290, and to repeal Sections 269a, 269b, 286.1, and 288b of the Penal Code.

rdf:langString California

rdf:langString amended

rdf:langString The Consenting Adult Sex Bill (Assembly Bill 489) is a consenting adult law, passed in California in 1975 and effective in January 1976, that repealed the sodomy law in California so that it applied only in criminal situations and made gay sex legal for the first time. George Moscone, an early proponent of gay rights, in conjunction with his friend and ally in the Assembly, Willie Brown, managed to get the bill passed, 21-20, repealing the existing Californian laws against sodomy. The amendment was signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown. The Assembly had a much easier time passing the bill, with final vote on AB 489 being 45-26. Gov. Brown signed the bill on May 12, 1975. Assemblyman Brown introduced the bill in 1970, resulting in a five-year fight in the legislature.