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Trinidad and Tobago Decriminalizes Homosexuality as Privy Council Upholds Lower Court Ruling

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November 10, 2026 • 06:20 PM
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Kathmandu. The law criminalizing homosexual relations in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago has been abolished. The 'Judicial Committee of the Privy Council', which serves as the UK's high...

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Kathmandu. The law criminalizing homosexual relations in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago has been abolished. The 'Judicial Committee of the Privy Council', which serves as the UK's highest appellate court, on Tuesday upheld the lower court's decision to abolish the century-old law, deeming it unconstitutional.

Previously, under the law, homosexual men involved in sexual relations could face up to five years in jail, and up to two years for alleged 'indecent behavior'.

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