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Privy Council overturns Trinidad and Tobago same-sex law

Latest · Trinidad And Tobago's Gay Sex Ruling Exposes The Caribbean's Unfinished Colonial Legal Legacy (Grenada Chronicle – Daily Grenada, Caribbean News)

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…

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First published 19:14 UTC, 10 November 2026 · Updated 23:14 UTC, 14 November 2026

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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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14 November 2026

  1. 13:21Grenada Chronicle – Daily Grenada, Caribbean News · · also on 1 other siteTrinidad And Tobago's Gay Sex Ruling Exposes The Caribbean's Unfinished Colonial Legal Legacy Original ↗

12 November 2026

  1. 21:07Instinct Magazine · Trinidad and Tobago's Gay Sex Ban Is Struck Down Original ↗
  2. 03:22wn.com · Court in UK Decriminalizes Same-Sex Relations in Trinidad and Tobago Original ↗

11 November 2026

  1. 23:56metroweekly.com · British Court Overturns Trinidad and Tobago's Gay Sex Ban Original ↗
  2. 22:24metro.co.uk · Leaders need to 'show some balls' after UK court overturns Trinidad anti-gay sex Original ↗
  3. 18:07Euronews · Trinidad and Tobago highest court overturns gay sex ban Original ↗
  4. 17:02Blueprint Newspapers Limited · Court overturns law criminalising gay sex Original ↗
  5. 11:13NetNewsLedger · Final Court Strikes Down Trinidad and Tobago's Same-Sex Conduct Laws Original ↗
  6. 09:17thepinknews.com · Trinidad and Tobago gay sex ban overturned as UK court rules it unjustifiable Original ↗
  7. 07:46The Independent · UK court overturns Commonwealth nation's ban on gay sex Original ↗
  8. 06:07jamaica-gleaner.com · Privy Council rules gay sex not a crime in Trinidad and Tobago Original ↗
  9. 03:50Hindustan Times · Top UK appeals court overturns centuries-old Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexuality Original ↗
  10. 02:06The Jerusalem Post · Trinidad and Tobago's gay-sex ban overturned after legal battle Original ↗
  11. 00:36radiojamaicanewsonline.com · UK Privy Council Overturns Trinidad And Tobago's Anti-gay Laws Original ↗

10 November 2026

  1. 23:42Erasing 76 Crimes · · also on 1 other siteCourt overturns gay sex ban in Trinidad and Tobago Original ↗
  2. 23:41Jowhar News Leader | Somali News · UK Court Strikes Down Trinidad and Tobago Law Criminalizing Gay Sex Original ↗
  3. 22:50jamaicaobserver.com · Privy Council overturns anti-gay laws in Trinidad Original ↗
  4. 22:05CP24 · U.K. court overturns colonial-era gay sex law in Trinidad and Tobago Original ↗
  5. 21:39Mirage News · UK Court Overturns Trinidad and Tobago's Anti-Gay Laws Original ↗
  6. 21:24Greater Belize Media | GBM: Growing Together · Privy Council Strikes Down Trinidad and Tobago's Ban on Gay Sex Original ↗
  7. 19:21DW · UK Privy Council overrules Trinidad and Tobago gay sex law Original ↗
  8. 18:42Attitude · Trinidad and Tobago's law criminalising gay sex is overturned Original ↗
  9. 18:15Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation · · also on 3 other sitesGay sex ban overturned in Trinidad and Tobago Original ↗
  10. 18:12WGAU · Top UK appeals court scraps colonial-era law criminalizing gay sex in Trinidad and Tobago Original ↗
  11. 17:51RTÉ · UK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago's anti-gay sex law Original ↗
  12. 17:44Los Angeles Times · Top U.K. appeals court rules gay sex not a crime in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago Original ↗
  13. 17:28KESQ · · also on 5 other sitesA gay sex ban is overturned in Trinidad and Tobago. What the ruling says about LGBTQ+ rights and post-colonial identity Original ↗
  14. 17:08WKMG · · also on 16 other sitesTop UK appeals court rules gay sex not a crime in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago Original ↗
  15. 16:53The Straits Times · · also on 1 other siteUK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexual sex Original ↗

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