Current Version
| Region | Guyana |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | 1893 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Section 354 of the Guyana Criminal Law (Offences) Act of 1893 states “Everyone who commits buggery, either with a human being or with any other living creature, shall be guilty of felony and liable to imprisonment for life.” Buggery is also known as anal sexual intercourse. This law generally goes unenforced however LGBT people still regularly face discrimination and violence. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/GY%20-%20LEG%20-%20Criminal%20Law%20(Offences)%20Act%20(1893)%20-%20OR(en).pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/guyana/ |
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Revision History (26)
edited by Unknownmiles. Updating description, changing year to the year of the act, changing status to make illegal female legal because only buggery is mentioned in the criminal act and adding two new links. One link being the link to the criminal act and the other showing that the law is not enforced
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| Value | Male illegal, female uncertain | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | May 1, 2016 | 1893 |
| Description | 15 years to life in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. Trinidad and Tobago just legalized Homosexuality. UK is helping to decriminalize homosexuality here. Required legalization under IACHR 2018 Ruling. | Section 354 of the Guyana Criminal Law (Offences) Act of 1893 states “Everyone who commits buggery, either with a human being or with any other living creature, shall be guilty of felony and liable to imprisonment for life.” Buggery is also known as anal sexual intercourse. This law generally goes unenforced however LGBT people still regularly face discrimination and violence. |
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| Sources | https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/group-seeks-signatures-to-decriminalize-homosexuality-in-ghana-1.3537151 https://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/GY%20-%20LEG%20-%20Criminal%20Law%20(Offences)%20Act%20(1893)%20-%20OR(en).pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/guyana/ |
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edited by Pizzaslices412653
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| Value | Male illegal, female legal | Male illegal, female uncertain |
Reports (1)
- Sources are invalid or broken "Source mentions "Ghana", which is not "Guyana"."
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | 2 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. Trinidad and Tobago just legalized Homosexuality. UK is helping to decriminalize homosexuality here. Required legalization under IACHR 2018 Ruling. | 15 years to life in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. Trinidad and Tobago just legalized Homosexuality. UK is helping to decriminalize homosexuality here. Required legalization under IACHR 2018 Ruling. |
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Reports (2)
- Newer law has been passed
- Newer law has been passed
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| End Date | Jun 30, 2018 | Jul 7, 2018 |
| Description | 2 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. Trinidad and Tobago just legalized Homosexuality. UK is helping to decriminalize homosexuality here. | 2 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. Trinidad and Tobago just legalized Homosexuality. UK is helping to decriminalize homosexuality here. Required legalization under IACHR 2018 Ruling. |
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| End Date | Jun 26, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 |
| Description | 2 years to life in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. Trinidad and Tobago just legalized Homosexuality. UK is helping to decriminalize homosexuality here. | 2 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. Trinidad and Tobago just legalized Homosexuality. UK is helping to decriminalize homosexuality here. |
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female legal |
| End Date | Jun 23, 2018 | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Sources | https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/group-seeks-signatures-to-decriminalize-homosexuality-in-ghana-1.3537151 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html | https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/group-seeks-signatures-to-decriminalize-homosexuality-in-ghana-1.3537151 https://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html |
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| End Date | Jun 1, 2018 | Jun 13, 2018 |
| Sources | https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/group-seeks-signatures-to-decriminalize-homosexuality-in-ghana-1.3537151 | https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/group-seeks-signatures-to-decriminalize-homosexuality-in-ghana-1.3537151 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html |
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| End Date | Apr 19, 2018 | Apr 22, 2018 |
| Description | 2 years to life in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. Trinidad and Tobago just legalized Homosexuality. | 2 years to life in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. Trinidad and Tobago just legalized Homosexuality. UK is helping to decriminalize homosexuality here. |
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| End Date | Apr 12, 2018 | Apr 19, 2018 |
| Description | 2 years to life in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. | 2 years to life in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. Trinidad and Tobago just legalized Homosexuality. |
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| End Date | Mar 14, 2018 | Apr 12, 2018 |
| Description | 2 years to life in prison. Not enforced. Locals are trying to get homosexuality decriminalized. | 2 years to life in prison. Not enforced. Decriminailzation pending. Supported by President. |
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| Description | 2 years to life in prison. Not enforced. | 2 years to life in prison. Not enforced. Locals are trying to get homosexuality decriminalized. |
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| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/group-seeks-signatures-to-decriminalize-homosexuality-in-ghana-1.3537151 |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | 2 years to life in prison. | 2 years to life in prison. Not enforced. |
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| End Date | Sep 12, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 |
| Description | Up to life in prison. not enforced | 2 years to life in prison. |
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| Start Date | (NONE) | May 1, 2016 |
| End Date | Feb 11, 2017 | Aug 11, 2017 |
| Description | Two years to life under buggery law. | Up to life in prison. not enforced |