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LGBT rights in Arkansas
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Arkansas face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Arkansas. Same-sex marriage in Arkansas became legal through a court ruling on May 9, 2014, subject to court stays and appeals.
==Law regarding same-sex sexual activity==
In 1838 Arkansas instituted the first statute against homosexual activity with a provision which read: "Every person convicted of sodomy or buggery will be imprisoned in the state penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than 21 years." This legislation was subsequently amended in 1977 to penalize only homosexual acts, or sexual acts occurring between humans and animals; but in effect decriminalized sodomy by making it a Class A misdemeanor.
In 2002, the Arkansas Supreme Court in ''Picado v. Jegley'' found that the state statute that made sexual relations between people of the same gender a criminal act was unconstitutional because the law violated a fundamental right to privacy and failed to provide the equal protection of the laws.〔American Psychological Association: ("Jegley v. Picado 80 S.W.3d 332" ), accessed April 7, 2011〕
On April 4, 2005, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 85-0, in favor SB 984, a bill repealing laws against sexual acts among same-sex couples. On April 7, 2005, the Arkansas State Senate passed, by a vote of 35-0, in favor of the bill. Governor Mike Huckabee signed the bill into law, which went into effect on April 12, 2005.〔(SB984 )〕
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