Sep 14, 2009
An Interesting Website
Here is a useful resource on Sex Offender Laws. And here is a short history that explains how in mid-twentieth century California they were used to harrass gay men minding their own business.
And if you scroll down, you'll read how in 1951 Governor Earl Warren, later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, vetoed a bill that would have created a way for sex offenders, most of whom were gay men convicted of consensual sexual conduct with other gay men, to avoid going to prison. Go here for the contemporary report from the Los Angeles Times (pdf file).
And if you scroll down, you'll read how in 1951 Governor Earl Warren, later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, vetoed a bill that would have created a way for sex offenders, most of whom were gay men convicted of consensual sexual conduct with other gay men, to avoid going to prison. Go here for the contemporary report from the Los Angeles Times (pdf file).