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Barbados finally removes laws that made gay sex illegal

Barbados finally removes laws that made gay sex illegal

Barbados has removed the laws which made gay sex illegal in the country. The laws were removed via a landmark judgement from the country’s High Court. Those found guilty of having homosexual sex previously faced a life prison sentence. Barbados is the third Carribean nation to remove laws outlawing gay sex this year following Antigua […]

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Court strikes down laws criminalising gay sex in Antigua and Barbuda

Court strikes down laws criminalising gay sex in Antigua and Barbuda

A Caribbean court has ruled that laws outlawing gay sex in Antigua and Barbuda are unconstitutional. The East Caribbean Supreme Court ruled last week that “the selection of an intimate partner is a private and personal choice” and the twin-island nation’s 1995 Sexual Offenses Act “offends the right to liberty, protection of the law, freedom […]

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