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    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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History

Homosexual activity in Saint Andrew

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Homosexual activity in Saint Andrew is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since 1990
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Prison up to 10 years. (Decriminalization pending)
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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Same-sex marriage in Saint Andrew

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Same-sex marriage in Saint Andrew 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 Andrew

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Saint Andrew 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 Andrew

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Right to change legal gender in Saint Andrew is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Full legalization required under IACHR ruling. no laws in place.
Details
Sources:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl…
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Gender-affirming care in Saint Andrew

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Gender-affirming care in Saint Andrew 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.
Details
Sources:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Saint Andrew

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
No way to change legal gender, including to non-binary.
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Sources:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl…
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LGBT discrimination in Saint Andrew

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LGBT discrimination in Saint Andrew is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Under Hate crimes.
Details
Sources:
hrw.org/video-photos/intera…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Saint Andrew

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LGBT employment discrimination in Saint Andrew 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.
Details
Sources:
hrw.org/video-photos/intera…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Saint Andrew

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LGBT housing discrimination in Saint Andrew is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Saint Andrew

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Same-sex adoption in Saint Andrew is single only.

Current status
Single only
No restrictions.
Details
Sources:
rainbowkids.com/internation…
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Intersex infant surgery in Saint Andrew

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Intersex infant surgery in Saint Andrew is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Saint Andrew

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Serving openly in military in Saint Andrew is n/a.

Current status
N/A
doesn't have military.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Saint Andrew

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Blood donations by MSMs in Saint Andrew is legal.

Current status
Legal
No restrictions that I know of.
Details
Sources:
stvincent.org/Health-Librar…
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Conversion therapy in Saint Andrew

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Conversion therapy in Saint Andrew 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.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 327)
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Equal age of consent in Saint Andrew

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Equal age of consent in Saint Andrew is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
Details
Sources:
(See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
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