Nevis is governed by federal Saint Kitts and Nevis law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- N/A
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in 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.
Until Aug 29, 2022
Male illegal, female legal
Up to 10 years prison
Same-sex marriage in Nevis is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
The laws regarding marriage do not define that marriage is between a man and a woman.
Censorship of LGBT issues in 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.
Right to change legal gender in Nevis is illegal.
Current status
Illegal under federal Saint Kitts and Nevis law
There is no legal gender recognition provided in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Nevis is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No way to change legal gender, including to non-binary.
LGBT discrimination in 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.
LGBT employment discrimination in Nevis is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in employment provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
LGBT housing discrimination in Nevis is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in housing provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Serving openly in military in Nevis is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMs in Nevis is n/a.
Current status
N/A
There are no official sources from the Ministry of Health regarding the prohibitions for donating blood.
Conversion therapy in Nevis is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
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