Current Version
| Region | Grenada |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1987 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 431 in Grenada’s Criminal Code of 1958, which was amended in 1987 states “If any two persons are guilty of unnatural connexion, or if any person is guilty of unnatural connexion with any animal, every such person shall be liable to imprisonment for ten years.” Unnatural connexion is a term that has been used in legal and moral contexts to refer to sexual activities that were considered deviant or immoral by societal standards of the time. This often included homosexual acts, both between men and between women. However in this Criminal Code, while the language is gender-neutral, only sexual acts between men are criminalized. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/GD%20-%20LEG%20-%20Criminal%20Code%20(1958)%20-%20OR-OFF(en).pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/grenada/ |
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Revision History (5)
edited by Unknownmiles. Basically other sources stated that it’s only applied toward men and I changed the date to when the code was amended also added that link
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1958 | Jan 1, 1987 |
| Description | Article 431 in Grenada’s Criminal Code of 1958 states “If any two persons are guilty of unnatural connexion, or if any person is guilty of unnatural connexion with any animal, every such person shall be liable to imprisonment for ten years.” Unnatural connexion is a term that has been used in legal and moral contexts to refer to sexual activities that were considered deviant or immoral by societal standards of the time. This often included homosexual acts, both between men and between women. | Article 431 in Grenada’s Criminal Code of 1958, which was amended in 1987 states “If any two persons are guilty of unnatural connexion, or if any person is guilty of unnatural connexion with any animal, every such person shall be liable to imprisonment for ten years.” Unnatural connexion is a term that has been used in legal and moral contexts to refer to sexual activities that were considered deviant or immoral by societal standards of the time. This often included homosexual acts, both between men and between women. However in this Criminal Code, while the language is gender-neutral, only sexual acts between men are criminalized. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/GD%20-%20LEG%20-%20Criminal%20Code%20(1958)%20-%20OR-OFF(en).pdf | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/GD%20-%20LEG%20-%20Criminal%20Code%20(1958)%20-%20OR-OFF(en).pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/grenada/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Adding a link that backs up information I provided and including articles in the code that show what I mean
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Male illegal, female legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | 1987 | Jan 1, 1958 |
| Description | Homosexuality is illegal in Grenada, with up to 10 years prison as a penalty. (Decriminalization pending) | Article 431 in Grenada’s Criminal Code of 1958 states “If any two persons are guilty of unnatural connexion, or if any person is guilty of unnatural connexion with any animal, every such person shall be liable to imprisonment for ten years.” Unnatural connexion is a term that has been used in legal and moral contexts to refer to sexual activities that were considered deviant or immoral by societal standards of the time. This often included homosexual acts, both between men and between women. |
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| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/GD%20-%20LEG%20-%20Criminal%20Code%20(1958)%20-%20OR-OFF(en).pdf |
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edited by Pizzaslices412653
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | Homosexuality is illegal in Grenada, with up to 10 years prison as a penalty. | Homosexuality is illegal in Grenada, with up to 10 years prison as a penalty. (Decriminalization pending) |
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| Description | Up to 10 years prison | Homosexuality is illegal in Grenada, with up to 10 years prison as a penalty. |
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Reports (1)
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created by robertshippey
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | 1987 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Up to 10 years prison |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf |