Compare LGBT Rights in Sint Maarten & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
81 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
81 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2007
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2025
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
3% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
27% Good place
49% Not a good place
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