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| Region | Guyana |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2018, the Caribbean Court of Justice struck down Guyana’s law criminalising the gender expression of trans women. Since then, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics in Guyana. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guyana/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210122115222/https://ccj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MC-EWAN-et-al-v-AG-OF-GUYANA-Copy.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/news/highest-court-in-caribbean-strikes-down-guyanas-law-targeting-trans-people/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding info on previous censorship law.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Description | In Guyana, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In 2018, the Caribbean Court of Justice struck down Guyana’s law criminalising the gender expression of trans women. Since then, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics in Guyana. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guyana/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guyana/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210122115222/https://ccj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MC-EWAN-et-al-v-AG-OF-GUYANA-Copy.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/news/highest-court-in-caribbean-strikes-down-guyanas-law-targeting-trans-people/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding a source.
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guyana/ |
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| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Guyana, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. |
| Sources | (empty) |
Reports (5)
- Sources are invalid or broken "No sources provided.
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- Status is not correct "u can be die if u are inside gay reletentions inside of guyana"
- Newer law has been passed "00000000000000000000000 "
- Newer law has been passed
- Note field is incorrect "fish"