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| Region | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
| Start Date | 1995 |
| End Date | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Description | Sexual Offences Act of 1995 (Act No. 9) Buggery Article 12. “(1) A person who commits buggery is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment - (a) for life, if committed by an adult on a minor; (b) for fteen years, if committed by an adult on another adult; (c) for ve years, if committed by a minor. (2) In this section “buggery” means sexual intercourse per anum by a male person with a male person or by a male person with a female person.” Serious indecency Article 15. “(1) A person who commits an act of serious indecency on or towards another is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment - (a) for ten years, if committed on or towards a minor under sixteen years of age; (b) for ve years, if committed on or towards a person sixteen years of age or more, (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an act of serious indecency committed in private between - (a) a husband and his wife; or (b) a male person and a female person each of whom is sixteen years of age or more; (3) An act of “serious indecency” is an act, other than sexual intercourse (whether natural or unnatural), by a person involving the use of genital organ for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire.” |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf |
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Revision History (2)
edited by LGBT_southeastasian
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| End Date | (NONE) | Jul 5, 2022 |
created by murrayhawthorne
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
| Start Date | 1995 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Sexual Offences Act of 1995 (Act No. 9) Buggery Article 12. “(1) A person who commits buggery is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment - (a) for life, if committed by an adult on a minor; (b) for fteen years, if committed by an adult on another adult; (c) for ve years, if committed by a minor. (2) In this section “buggery” means sexual intercourse per anum by a male person with a male person or by a male person with a female person.” Serious indecency Article 15. “(1) A person who commits an act of serious indecency on or towards another is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment - (a) for ten years, if committed on or towards a minor under sixteen years of age; (b) for ve years, if committed on or towards a person sixteen years of age or more, (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an act of serious indecency committed in private between - (a) a husband and his wife; or (b) a male person and a female person each of whom is sixteen years of age or more; (3) An act of “serious indecency” is an act, other than sexual intercourse (whether natural or unnatural), by a person involving the use of genital organ for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire.” |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf |
Reports (4)
- Newer law has been passed "As of 2022, it is now legal to be LGBTQ+ in Antigua and Barbuda, after a court striked down an anti gay law."
- Newer law has been passed "Court Ruled in July 2022 that these laws are unconstitutional https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/07/11/antigua-and-barbuda-high-court-decriminalizes-gay-sex. All same sex activity now legal."
- Status is not correct "In the wikipedia LGBT is now legal there as of July 2022"
- Newer law has been passed "Since 2022, it is legal to be homosexual in Antigua and Barbuda after a Supreme court decision. Age of consent is equal at 16."