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UK Privy Council overrules Trinidad and Tobago gay sex law
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A London court has overturned a Trinidad and Tobago law criminalizing consensual sexual relations between male same-sex couples. As a result of the colonial legacy, it is the independent country's last court of appeal.
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A court in England is expected to issue a ruling today on a law prohibiting gay sexual acts in Trinidad and Tobago that dates back over 100 years to the British colonial era in the twin-island Caribbean nation.
The UK Privy Council struck down Trinidad and Tobago’s law criminalizing consensual sex between men, ruling it unconstitutional after a challenge by LGBTQ+ activist Jason Jones. The decision ends the ban in Trinidad and Tobago and could encourage legal challenges to similar laws in other former Brit…
A London court has overturned a Trinidad and Tobago law criminalizing consensual sexual relations between male same-sex couples. As a result of the colonial legacy, it is the independent country's last court of appeal.
By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A British court has overturned a law prohibiting gay sex in Trinidad and Tobago, marking a milestone for LGBTQ+ rights in the twin-island Caribbean nation and nullifying a colonial-era law dating over a century.
The British Privy Council, Trinidad’s highest court, has struck down colonial-era laws which had criminalized same-sex relations between males, giving the local LGBTQ community a major victory after years of legal and other struggles. Five British law lords declared on Nov.
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