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katetheporcupine created an entry in Trinidad and Tobago.
LGBT housing discrimination: No protections from Jan 31, 2001 to (none).
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…
katetheporcupine created an entry in Trinidad and Tobago.
LGBT employment discrimination: No protections from Jan 31, 2001 to (none).
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…
katetheporcupine created an entry in Trinidad and Tobago.
Equal age of consent: Equal from Apr 12, 2018 to (none).
Since decriminalization of homosexuality in 2018, the age of consent has been equal.
Sources: (See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
katetheporcupine created an entry in Trinidad and Tobago.
Blood donations by MSMs: Banned (indefinite deferral) from (unknown) to -0001.
Men who have had sex with another man are prohibited from blood donation and women who have had sex with a man who has had sex with another man are prohibited for one year from donation.
katetheporcupine created an entry in Trinidad and Tobago.
LGBT discrimination: No protections from Jan 31, 2001 to (none).
The act explicitly states that it "does not include sexual preference or orientation" as a status which may be the basis of discrimination.
katetheporcupine created an entry in Trinidad and Tobago.
Serving openly in military: Legal from Jun 1, 1962 to (none).
katetheporcupine created an entry in Trinidad and Tobago.
Same-sex adoption: Single only from Jun 13, 1947 to (none).
Spouses and single persons may adopt but the law does not recognise same-sex spouses and favours females as single adopters.
katetheporcupine created an entry in Trinidad and Tobago.
katetheporcupine created an entry in Trinidad and Tobago.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from Nov 11, 1986 to May 18, 2015.
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…