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

Homosexual activity in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Homosexual activity in Saint Kitts and Nevis is legal.

Current status
Since Aug 29, 2022
Legal
Following a ruling of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court on August 29, 2022, consensual same-sex intercourse between adults in private is no longer illegal in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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Until Aug 29, 2022
Male illegal, female legal
Up to 10 years prison
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Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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Same-sex marriage in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Same-sex marriage in Saint Kitts and Nevis is foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.

Current status
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Homosexuality is currently illegal. Gay Marriage required under 2018 AICHR Ruling. Under 2018 AICHR Ruling.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Saint Kitts and Nevis is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Saint Kitts and Nevis is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Legalization required under the 2018 AICHR Ruling. no laws in place.
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Sources:
globalgayz.com/gay-life-in-…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl…
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Gender-affirming care in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Gender-affirming care in Saint Kitts and Nevis is legal.

Current status
Since 1998
Legal
In 1998, Saint Kitts and Nevis adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis

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LGBT discrimination in Saint Kitts and Nevis is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Sep 1, 2020
Illegal in some contexts
Pursuant to rule 7(1) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules (2019), adopted by Saint Kitts and Nevis under Statutory Rules and Orders No. 26 (2019), Practice Direction 8E No. 1 (effective 1 September 2020) includes under Section 5(j) the crime of murder motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation among the exceptionally serious crimes that could lead to the imposition of life imprisonment for the perpetrator.
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Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 244)
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LGBT employment discrimination in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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LGBT employment discrimination in Saint Kitts and Nevis is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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LGBT housing discrimination in Saint Kitts and Nevis is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Same-sex adoption in Saint Kitts and Nevis is single only.

Current status
Single only
Gay Marriage required under the 2018 AICHR ruling. No other laws in place.
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Intersex infant surgery in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Intersex infant surgery in Saint Kitts and Nevis is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Serving openly in military in Saint Kitts and Nevis is legal.

Current status
Legal
No laws criminalizing or restricting service.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Blood donations by MSMs in Saint Kitts and Nevis is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Conversion therapy in Saint Kitts and Nevis is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
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not needed
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Equal age of consent in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Equal age of consent in Saint Kitts and Nevis is equal.

Current status
Since Aug 29, 2022
Equal
Homosexuality is legal since 2022.
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LGBT Rights by Parish

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