“In 1776 male homosexuals in the original 13 colonies were universally subject to the death penalty, and that in earlier times, for a brief period in one colony, lesbians had been liable to the same punishment for relations with other women.”
I’m certain that the Puritans would have burned and/or stoned them to death.
As recently as the 60’s guys would “roll” them and take their wallets for fun.