Current Version
| 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 |
Reports (2)
- 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- Newer law has been passed "The High Court repealed a saved law on "buggery" which is sexual inteecourse via the anal cavity, which was a technical decriminalisation of homosexual sexual intercourse.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 History (21)
Revision by danlev
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| End Date | 2018-09-09 | 9999-12-12 |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-08-26 | 2018-09-09 |
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| End Date | 2018-08-07 | 2018-08-26 |
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| End Date | 2018-07-07 | 2018-08-07 |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-06-01 | 2018-07-07 |
| 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. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-05-31 | 2018-06-01 |
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| End Date | 2018-04-12 | 2018-05-31 |
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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 |
Revision by Ausyk
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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. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Note | Punishment cannot be legally enforced. | Became legal today on April 12, 2018. |
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| End Date | 2018-04-04 | 2018-04-12 |
Revision by Ausyk
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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. |
| 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/ |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-03-02 | 2018-04-04 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-02-03 | 2018-03-02 |
Revision by Ausyk
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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 |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-01-25 | 2018-02-03 |
| 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. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2017-11-21 | 2018-01-25 |
| 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. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2017-03-19 | 2017-11-21 |
| 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. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Illegal (other penalty) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2017-02-11 | 2017-03-19 |
Revision by Ausyk
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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. |