Before revision: In the post-war period, similar sentiments emerged in the USA; 21 states and the District of Colombia enacted laws between 1947 and 1955 which targeted gay and bisexual men as "sexual psychopaths".
After revision: In the post-war period, similar sentiments emerged in the USA; 21 states and the District of Columbia enacted laws between 1947 and 1955 which targeted gay and bisexual men as "sexual psychopaths".