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| Region | Barbados |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Dec 12, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In December of 2022, Barbados' High Court ruled that laws which criminalize buggery and "gross indecency" were unconstitutional, and struck them down from the Sexual Offences Act. On May 25th, 2023, 5 months after the oral decision was handed down, the Court released a written document explaining their reasoning for their judgement. |
| Sources | BBC News reporting on Barbados legalizing gay sex https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63970659 Judgement Document from the case (Mc-Lean-Ramirez and Ors v The Attorney General Of Barbados) (thanks to Human Dignity Trust for the document) https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/RAMIREZ-fINAL.pdf |
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edited by Unknownmiles. adding info about the courts judgement
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| Description | In December 2022, Barbados High Court ruled that laws which criminalize buggery and "gross indecency" were unconstitutional, and struck them down from the Sexual Offences Act. | In December of 2022, Barbados' High Court ruled that laws which criminalize buggery and "gross indecency" were unconstitutional, and struck them down from the Sexual Offences Act. On May 25th, 2023, 5 months after the oral decision was handed down, the Court released a written document explaining their reasoning for their judgement. |
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| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63970659 | BBC News reporting on Barbados legalizing gay sex https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63970659 Judgement Document from the case (Mc-Lean-Ramirez and Ors v The Attorney General Of Barbados) (thanks to Human Dignity Trust for the document) https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/RAMIREZ-fINAL.pdf |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Removing plagiarism from description
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| Description | In December 2022, the High Court ruled Barbados' laws against buggery and "gross indecency" were unconstitutional and struck them from the Sexual Offences Act. | In December 2022, Barbados High Court ruled that laws which criminalize buggery and "gross indecency" were unconstitutional, and struck them down from the Sexual Offences Act. |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Replacing wikipedia link and fixing description
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| Description | In December 2022, the courts ruled Barbados' laws against buggery and "gross indecency" were unconstitutional and struck them from the Sexual Offences Act. | In December 2022, the High Court ruled Barbados' laws against buggery and "gross indecency" were unconstitutional and struck them from the Sexual Offences Act. |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Barbados#:~:text=Lesbian%2C%20gay%2C%20bisexual%20and%20transgender,from%20the%20Sexual%20Offences%20Act. | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63970659 |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Dec 12, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In December 2022, the courts ruled Barbados' laws against buggery and "gross indecency" were unconstitutional and struck them from the Sexual Offences Act. |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Barbados#:~:text=Lesbian%2C%20gay%2C%20bisexual%20and%20transgender,from%20the%20Sexual%20Offences%20Act. |