Entry #5440: Homosexual activity in Trinidad and Tobago

Original entry by Ausyk (Feb 11, 2017)

Region	Trinidad and Tobago
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Legal
Start Date	May 18, 2015
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

21 Revisions

21. Revision #14576 (Oct 2, 2018 by danlev)

Field	New Value (Current)	Old Value
End Date	9999-12-12	2018-09-09

20. Revision #12837 (Sep 3, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-09-09	2018-08-26

19. Revision #12261 (Aug 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-08-26	2018-08-07

18. Revision #12022 (Aug 15, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-08-07	2018-07-07

17. Revision #9764 (Jul 7, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-07	2018-06-01
Note	Became legal on April 12, 2018. The news is from HRC and Pink news.	Became legal today on April 12, 2018. The news is from HRC and Pink news.

16. Revision #8017 (Jun 1, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-01	2018-05-31

15. Revision #7938 (May 31, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-05-31	2018-04-12

14. Revision #7469 (Apr 13, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
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	https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/04/12/trinidad-and-tobago-has-just-legalised-gay-sex/

13. Revision #7466 (Apr 13, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Became legal today on April 12, 2018. The news is from HRC and Pink news.	Became legal today on April 12, 2018.

12. Revision #7458 (Apr 13, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Became legal today on April 12, 2018.	Punishment cannot be legally enforced.

11. Revision #7442 (Apr 12, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-12	2018-04-04

10. Revision #7441 (Apr 12, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Legal	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Note	Punishment cannot be legally enforced.	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.
Sources	https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/04/12/trinidad-and-tobago-has-just-legalised-gay-sex/	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report

9. Revision #7265 (Apr 4, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-04	2018-03-02
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.	up to 7 years in prison not enforced. Court decision on decriminalization pending.
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

8. Revision #6305 (Mar 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-03-02	2018-02-03

7. Revision #5695 (Feb 3, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/

6. Revision #5694 (Feb 3, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-02-03	2018-01-25
Note	up to 7 years in prison not enforced. Court decision on decriminalization pending.	25 years in prison if committed by adult. five if commited by minor. not enforced. Court decision on decriminalization pending.

5. Revision #5543 (Jan 25, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-01-25	2017-11-21
Note	25 years in prison if committed by adult. five if commited by minor. not enforced. Court decision on decriminalization pending.	25 years in prison if committed by adult. five if commited by minor. not enforced. human rights activists are looking at decriminalization.

4. Revision #4757 (Nov 21, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-11-21	2017-03-19
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.

3. Revision #2564 (Mar 19, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)	Illegal (other penalty)

2. Revision #2563 (Mar 19, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-03-19	2017-02-11

1. Revision #2420 (Mar 6, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value (Original)
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.

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Entry #5440: Homosexual activity in Trinidad and Tobago

Original entry by Ausyk (Feb 11, 2017)

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