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.
A UK court has overturned laws criminalizing gay sex in Trinidad and Tobago, according to reports published on Nov. 10 and 11. The Straits Times reported that the court struck down the law, while the Los Angeles Times said the ruling ended a nearly 10-year legal battle and cannot be appealed. The Jerusalem Post reported that the decision overturned provisions covering buggery and serious indecency, which carried possible prison terms of up to five years. The reports do not describe the court’s reasoning in detail.
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