- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Saint Lucia is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Same-sex marriage in Saint Lucia is unrecognized.
The Domestic Violence Act 2022 states that “cohabitant” means a person who resides or resided with another person as a couple although not married to each other.
It defines “domestic relationship” as relations between an applicant and a respondent where the applicant and respondent: (b) are or were cohabitants; (f) are or were in an engagement, dating or visiting relationship; (g) share or shared the same household or residence; or (h) are in or have been in a relationship determined by the
court to be a domestic relationship.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Saint Lucia is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Saint Lucia is illegal.
Gender-affirming care in Saint Lucia is unknown.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Saint Lucia is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Saint Lucia is illegal in some contexts.
In 2022, a Domestic Violence Act was passed protecting LGBT couples. It states that a public officer or other person providing a service to a victim shall not treat a victim in a discriminatory manner. “Discriminatory manner” includes discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Data Protection Act (2022) protects "sexual orientation" as personal data and sensitive personal data.
Intersex infant surgery in Saint Lucia is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Saint Lucia is n/a.
Blood donations by MSMs in Saint Lucia is unknown.
Conversion therapy in Saint Lucia is not banned.
LGBT Rights by District
View the LGBT laws in each individual district of Saint Lucia.
- Micoud
- Soufrière
- Vieux Fort
- Dauphin (Region)
- Praslin (Region)