Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous
    Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal
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History

Homosexual activity in Anguilla

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Homosexual activity in Anguilla is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2001
Legal
On 13 December 2000, Caribbean Territories (Criminal Law) Order 2000 decriminalised consensual same-sex acts in private for two people over the age of 18. The order does not apply to acts with more than two parties, or in public lavatories.

Same-sex marriage in Anguilla

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Same-sex marriage in Anguilla is foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.

Current status
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Gay Marriage and Gay Unions pending under a ruling under the Latin America court to legalize gay marriage in all of Latin America. Under 2018 IACHR ruling.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Anguilla

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Anguilla is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Anguilla, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Anguilla

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Right to change legal gender in Anguilla is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Full legalization required under 2018 IACHR ruling. no laws in place.
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Gender-affirming care in Anguilla

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Gender-affirming care in Anguilla is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Anguilla

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Anguilla is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
No way to change legal gender, including to non-binary.
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LGBT discrimination in Anguilla

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LGBT discrimination in Anguilla is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 5, 2001
No protections
not much is know about this island. was not added when criminality was decriminalized in Anguilla criminal code.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Anguilla

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LGBT employment discrimination in Anguilla is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 5, 2001
No protections
Was not added to the current criminal code.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Anguilla

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LGBT housing discrimination in Anguilla is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 5, 2001
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Anguilla

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Same-sex adoption in Anguilla is single only.

Current status
Single only
Legalization required under the 2018 IACHR Ruling. Legalization pending. No laws for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Anguilla

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Intersex infant surgery in Anguilla is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Anguilla

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Serving openly in military in Anguilla is legal.

Current status
Legal
Defended by Britain.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Anguilla

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Blood donations by MSMs in Anguilla is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2011
Legal
3 month deferral as part of the UK
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Conversion therapy in Anguilla

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Conversion therapy in Anguilla is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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Equal age of consent in Anguilla

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Equal age of consent in Anguilla is unequal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2001
Unequal
On 13 December 2000, Caribbean Territories (Criminal Law) Order 2000 decriminalised consensual same-sex acts in private for two people over the age of 18. Age of consent for heterosexual couples is under 16.