Current Version
| Region | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Apr 12, 2018 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Became legal on April 12, 2018. The news is from HRC and Pink news. |
| Sources | https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/04/12/trinidad-and-tobago-has-just-legalised-gay-sex/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/13/trinidad-and-tobago-court-overturns-same-sex-intimacy-ban |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "UK travel advice states it is still illegal"
Revision History (22)
Revision by Markissik. Correcting the start date
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| Start Date | May 18, 2015 | Apr 12, 2018 |
Revision by danlev
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| End Date | Sep 9, 2018 | (NONE) |
Reports (3)
- All information is correct, just adding sources "While it is legal, the correct term to be added should be decrimininalized. As the act would now not be prosecuted by the legal system for consenting adults to engage in anal sex ('buggery'), which related to homosexuality.
This is a step in the right direction, although true legality would be indicative of having equal rights, with protective laws against discrimination.
I would suggest looking into local news sources on the matter and not a foreign interpretation; though some local reports may have a negative bias tone in the articles.
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/rampersad-makes-historic-samesex-ruling-6.2.672550.a30a9d4a03
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- Status is not correct "The dutch goverment says that is still not legal. But in April there was a case which makes asummeable that they will not sue you.
Bron: https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/reisadvies/trinidad-en-tobago"
- Newer law has been passed "The High Court repealed a saved law on "buggery" which is sexual inteecourse via the anal cavity, which was a technical decriminalisation of homosexual sexual intercourse. However, the Attorney General is currently pursuing an appeal to the ruling at the Privy Council, with the intent of re-criminalizing the act.
Source: https://tt.loopnews.com/content/govt-appeal-buggery-law-ruling
If any further clarification is needed, I can be reached at [email protected]
Thank you. "
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | Aug 26, 2018 | Sep 9, 2018 |
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| End Date | Aug 7, 2018 | Aug 26, 2018 |
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| End Date | Jul 7, 2018 | Aug 7, 2018 |
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| End Date | Jun 1, 2018 | Jul 7, 2018 |
| Note | Became legal today on April 12, 2018. The news is from HRC and Pink news. | Became legal on April 12, 2018. The news is from HRC and Pink news. |
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| End Date | May 31, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 |
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| End Date | Apr 12, 2018 | May 31, 2018 |
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| Sources | https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/04/12/trinidad-and-tobago-has-just-legalised-gay-sex/ | https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/04/12/trinidad-and-tobago-has-just-legalised-gay-sex/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/13/trinidad-and-tobago-court-overturns-same-sex-intimacy-ban |
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| Note | Became legal today on April 12, 2018. | Became legal today on April 12, 2018. The news is from HRC and Pink news. |
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| Note | Punishment cannot be legally enforced. | Became legal today on April 12, 2018. |
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| End Date | Apr 4, 2018 | Apr 12, 2018 |
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Legal |
| Note | up to 7 years in prison not enforced. Court decision on decriminalization pending. Jamaican activist is the one who got the Belizean courts to look at decriminalization of homosexuality. | Punishment cannot be legally enforced. |
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| Sources | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report | https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/04/12/trinidad-and-tobago-has-just-legalised-gay-sex/ |
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| End Date | Mar 2, 2018 | Apr 4, 2018 |
| Note | up to 7 years in prison not enforced. Court decision on decriminalization pending. | up to 7 years in prison not enforced. Court decision on decriminalization pending. Jamaican activist is the one who got the Belizean courts to look at decriminalization of homosexuality. |
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| Sources | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report |
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| End Date | Feb 3, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 |
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| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report |
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| End Date | Jan 25, 2018 | Feb 3, 2018 |
| Note | 25 years in prison if committed by adult. five if commited by minor. not enforced. Court decision on decriminalization pending. | up to 7 years in prison not enforced. Court decision on decriminalization pending. |
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| End Date | Nov 21, 2017 | Jan 25, 2018 |
| Note | 25 years in prison if committed by adult. five if commited by minor. not enforced. human rights activists are looking at decriminalization. | 25 years in prison if committed by adult. five if commited by minor. not enforced. Court decision on decriminalization pending. |
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| End Date | Mar 19, 2017 | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Note | 25 years in prison if committed by adult. five if commited by minor. not enforced. | 25 years in prison if committed by adult. five if commited by minor. not enforced. human rights activists are looking at decriminalization. |
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| Value | Illegal (other penalty) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
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| End Date | Feb 11, 2017 | Mar 19, 2017 |
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| Note | 25 years in prison if committed by adult. five if commited by minor. | 25 years in prison if committed by adult. five if commited by minor. not enforced. |
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