In the early twentieth century, the criminalization of consensual homosexuality was used to target two-spirited people and racialized men from Asia.

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The criminalization of consensual homosexuality in the early twentieth century was indeed used as a tool to target and marginalize various groups, including two-spirited individuals (a term used by some Indigenous North American cultures to describe a person who embodies both masculine and feminine spirits) and racialized men from Asia, among others. This was part of broader patterns of discrimination and social control mechanisms that targeted minority groups based on sexual orientation, race, and gender identity.

In the Early Twentieth Century, the Criminalization of Consensual Homosexuality