Compare LGBT Rights in Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2025
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
27% Good place
49% Not a good place
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