Compare LGBT Rights in Trinidad and Tobago

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
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