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- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Eastern Tobago is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Mar 25, 2025
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
In 2025, the Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal reinstated the laws that criminalize homosexuality. The penalty is 5 years imprisonment, not 25 years as it had been before the laws were struck down.
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 Eastern Tobago 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 Eastern Tobago 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 Eastern Tobago is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Not currently legal.
Gender-affirming care in Eastern Tobago 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 Eastern Tobago is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No way to change legal gender, including to non-binary.
LGBT employment discrimination in Eastern Tobago 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 Eastern Tobago 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 Eastern Tobago 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 Eastern Tobago 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 Eastern Tobago is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 1, 1962
Legal
Conversion therapy in Eastern Tobago is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
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