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| Region | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
| Start Date | Aug 6, 1861 |
| End Date | Nov 10, 1986 |
| Description | In 1861, Britain’s Offences against the Person Act also applied to Trinidad and Tobago which punished buggery with up to life imprisonment. This was retained in Trinidad and Tobago upon independence until 1986. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/24-25/100/introduction/enacted https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/24-25/100/section/61/enacted https://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/4817/1/16Gaskins.pdf |
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| Status | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
| Start Date | Aug 6, 1861 |
| End Date | Nov 10, 1986 |
| Description | In 1861, Britain’s Offences against the Person Act also applied to Trinidad and Tobago which punished buggery with up to life imprisonment. This was retained in Trinidad and Tobago upon independence until 1986. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/24-25/100/introduction/enacted https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/24-25/100/section/61/enacted https://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/4817/1/16Gaskins.pdf |