âI VIOLATE ARTICLE 27, SEC. 553-4 OF THE MARYLAND ANNOTATED CODE SAFELY, OFTEN, AND EXTREMELY WELL,â Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington, D.C., October 11, 1987. Photo © Exakta.
Sections 553 and 554 of Article 27 of the Maryland Code prohibited sodomy (punishable with a sentence of ânot less than one year nor more than ten yearsâ), oral sex, and âany other unnatural or perverted sexual practice with any other person.â
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