Current Version
| Region | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The laws regarding marriage do not define that marriage is between a man and a woman. |
| Sources | https://oig.cepal.org/sites/default/files/2002_marriageact_kna.pdf https://lawcommission.gov.kn/wp-content/documents/Act02and09TOC/Ch-12_11-Married-Womens-Property-Act.pdf https://lawcommission.gov.kn/wp-content/documents/Revised-Acts-of-St-Kitts-and-Nevis/Revised-Acts-of-St-Kitts-and-Nevis-2009/Ch-12_13-Registration-of-Births-Deaths-and-Marriage-Act.pdf |
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Revision History (8)
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| Value | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only | Unrecognized |
| Description | Homosexuality is currently illegal. Gay Marriage required under 2018 AICHR Ruling. Under 2018 AICHR Ruling. | The laws regarding marriage do not define that marriage is between a man and a woman. |
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| Sources | https://oig.cepal.org/sites/default/files/2002_marriageact_kna.pdf https://lawcommission.gov.kn/wp-content/documents/Act02and09TOC/Ch-12_11-Married-Womens-Property-Act.pdf https://lawcommission.gov.kn/wp-content/documents/Revised-Acts-of-St-Kitts-and-Nevis/Revised-Acts-of-St-Kitts-and-Nevis-2009/Ch-12_13-Registration-of-Births-Deaths-and-Marriage-Act.pdf | |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
| Description | Homosexuality is currently illegal. Gay Marriage required under 2018 AICHR Ruling. | Homosexuality is currently illegal. Gay Marriage required under 2018 AICHR Ruling. Under 2018 AICHR Ruling. |
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| Sources | No | |
Reports (2)
- Note field is incorrect "Homosexuality has been decriminalized since 2022."
- Note field is incorrect "homosexuality legal now"
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | no information on lgbt there. Gay Marriage required under 2018 AICHR Ruling. | Homosexuality is currently illegal. Gay Marriage required under 2018 AICHR Ruling. |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | no information on lgbt there. Gay Marriage Required under 2018 AICHR Ruling. | no information on lgbt there. Gay Marriage required under 2018 AICHR Ruling. |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | no information on lgbt there. Gay Marriage Pending. | no information on lgbt there. Gay Marriage Required under 2018 AICHR Ruling. |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | no information on lgbt there. | no information on lgbt there. Gay Marriage Pending. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Unrecognized |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Unrecognized |