Saint Lucia Has Found A Law Banning Gay Sex Unconstitutional
The country’s high court struck down the law banning “buggery” and “gross indecency”, ruling it was unconstitutional and violated fundamental human rights.
The Caribbean country of Saint Lucia has struck down colonial-era laws making gay sex a crime.
Due to a law imposed during British colonial rule in the 1800s, sexual activities between two men are banned in Saint Lucia, even if both people had consented.
And people could be sentenced up to 10 years in prison.
While the law was not enforced, LGBTQ groups said it fueled stigma and discrimination.
But on Tuesday, July 29, the country’s high court struck down the law banning “buggery” and “gross indecency”, ruling it was unconstitutional and violated fundamental human rights.
LGBTQ groups and activists on the island have celebrated the victory.
Saint Lucia is the 5th Caribbean country to have struck down bans on gay sex following Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Dominica.
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