Arima is governed by federal Trinidad and Tobago law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Hate Crime Protections
- ✖ No protections
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
- Bathroom Access
- ✔ No explicit protections
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Female equal, male N/A
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Homosexual activity in Arima is male illegal, female legal.
Current status
Since Mar 25, 2025
Male illegal, female legal
In 2025, the Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal reinstated the laws that criminalize homosexuality between men. The penalty is 5 years imprisonment, not 25 years as it had been before the laws were struck down. However, despite the recent recriminalization, the law remains unenforced.
Legal
On April 12th, the High Court of Justice ruled the ban on same-sex sexual activity unconstitutional and it was therefore overturned.
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Anal intercourse between two consenting male adults is punishable by twenty-five (25) years imprisonment.
Anal intercourse committed by a minor is punishable by five (5) years imprisonment.
Serious indecency between two adults of the same sex is punishable by five years imprisonment. ("An act of “serious indecency” is an act, other than
sexual intercourse (whether natural or unnatural), by a person
involving the use of the genital organ for the purpose of arousing
or gratifying sexual desire.")
Anal intercourse committed by a minor is punishable by five (5) years imprisonment.
Serious indecency between two adults of the same sex is punishable by five years imprisonment. ("An act of “serious indecency” is an act, other than
sexual intercourse (whether natural or unnatural), by a person
involving the use of the genital organ for the purpose of arousing
or gratifying sexual desire.")
Same-sex marriage in Arima is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
There is no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples in Trinidad and Tobago, however marriage is also not explicitly banned.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Arima is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Arima is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
There is no legal gender recognition provided in Trinidad and Tobago.
Gender-affirming care in Arima is legal.
Current status
Legal
Gender affirming care is provided in Trinidad and Tobago, including hormone replacement therapy and sex reassignment surgery.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Arima is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No way to change legal gender, including to non-binary.
Hate crime protections in Arima is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Trinidad and Tobago does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
LGBT discrimination in Arima is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Feb 27, 2004
Illegal in some contexts
There is limited protection based on sexual orientation under the Mediation Act 2004, and as “sensitive personal information” under the Data Protection Act, 2011.
The Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record Act, 2026 (Act No. 7 of 2026) classifies information about a person's sexual life or sexual orientation as "sensitive data."
The Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record Act, 2026 (Act No. 7 of 2026) classifies information about a person's sexual life or sexual orientation as "sensitive data."
LGBT employment discrimination in Arima is no protections.
Current status
No protections
The Equal Opportunity Act covers employment discrimination and explicitly states that it "does not include sexual preference or orientation" as a protected status. Gender identity is not mentioned in the act.
LGBT housing discrimination in Arima is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Provision of housing is addressed by the Equal Opportunity Act which explicitly states that it "does not include sexual preference or orientation" as a protected status. Gender identity is not mentioned in the Act.
Same-sex adoption in Arima is single only.
Current status
Since Jun 13, 1947
Single only
Spouses and single persons may adopt but the law does not recognise same-sex spouses and favours females as single adopters.
Intersex infant surgery in Arima is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Surgery on intersex infants is legal in Trinidad and Tobago but not reported.
Serving openly in military in Arima is don't ask, don't tell.
Current status
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
There are no explicit restrictions on LGBTIQ+ people serving in the military of Trinidad and Tobago but there are penalisations of “indecent or unnatural” conduct and homosexuality is illegal in Trinidad and Tobago.
Bathroom access in Arima is no explicit protections.
Current status
No explicit protections
There are no known protections or restrictions on transgender people accessing the bathroom matching their gender identity in Trinidad and Tobago.
Conversion therapy in Arima is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned in Trinidad and Tobago.
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