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Country: Trinidad and Tobago Region: Americas

Background

Sexual Behaviour

Association/Expression

Anti-Discrimination

Employment

Partnership/Marriage

Parenting

Asylum

Transgender

Street Violence and Police Harassment

HIV/AIDS

 
Source/Verification:
 
*Background information, government attitudes, country situation
Under Article 8 (18/1) of the Immigration Act, homosexual men and women are not allowed to enter the country. (PB)

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*Laws covering sexual activity
Status
Same-sex male Illegal Same-sex female Illegal
Description of discriminatory sexual offence laws and their application
Section 13 of the Sexual Offences Act 1986 criminalises "buggery" (anal intercourse). This Section provides a penalty of up to life imprisonment, if committed on a minor; up to 10 years' imprisonment if committed on an adult (18 years or older) by another adult; up to 5 years' imprisonment if committed by a minor on an adult. Section 16, relating to "serious indecency", provides a penalty of up to 20 years' imprisonment for homosexual acts between men and between women. (PB)
Age of consent
Same-sex male Same-sex female
Heterosexual    
 

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*Denial of Freedom of Association and Expression
Freedom of Association:
 
Freedom of Expression/Censorship:
 

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*Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Vilification Legislation
Anti-discrimination laws and cases:
 
Anti-vilification laws and cases:
 

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*Employment
Employment protection law and cases:
 
Access to military:
 

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*Partnership Recognition (other than parenting)
Is comprehensive legal recognition of partnerships available?
 
Immigration rights:
 
Inheritance laws:
 
Domestic partnership employment benefits:
 
Social welfare:
 
Succession rights in housing:
 
Other areas of the law in which Domestic Partnerships recognised:
 

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*Parenting
Custody of own children:
 
Adoption and fostering:
 
Parenting rights for non-biological partner
 
Access to reproductive technologies:
 

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*Asylum
Are LGBT refugees granted asylum by this country?
 
Are this country’s LGBT citizens accepted for asylum by other countries?
 

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*Transgender Rights
 

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*Street Violence, "Social Cleansing", Police Harassment, etc

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*HIV/AIDS Human Rights Issues
 
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