Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    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
    Ambiguous
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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Public Opinion

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History

Homosexual activity in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Homosexual activity in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since 1990
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Prison up to 10 years. (Decriminalization pending)
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Same-sex marriage in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Same-sex marriage in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.

Current status
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Full legalization required under 2018 IACHR ruling. Homosexuality is currently illegal. Under 2018 IACHR Ruling.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Full legalization required under IACHR ruling. no laws in place.
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Gender-affirming care in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Gender-affirming care in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is legal.

Current status
Since 2000
Legal
In 2000, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines

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LGBT discrimination in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Under Hate crimes.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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LGBT employment discrimination in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
But LGBT community is being more accepted. Some protections under hate crime. Some under human rights institute for sexual orientation.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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LGBT housing discrimination in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Same-sex adoption in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is single only.

Current status
Single only
No restrictions.
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Intersex infant surgery in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Intersex infant surgery in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Serving openly in military in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is n/a.

Current status
N/A
doesn't have military.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Blood donations by MSMs in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is legal.

Current status
Legal
No restrictions that I know of.
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Conversion therapy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Conversion therapy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Equal age of consent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Equal age of consent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
Sources:
(See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
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LGBT Rights by Parish

View the LGBT laws in each individual parish of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.