San Juan-Laventille is governed by federal Trinidad and Tobago law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    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
    ✖ Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in San Juan-Laventille

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Homosexual activity in San Juan-Laventille is legal.

Current status
Since Apr 12, 2018
Legal
Became legal on April 12, 2018. The news is from HRC and Pink news.
Details
Sources:
pinknews.co.uk/2018/04/12/t…

hrw.org/news/2018/04/13/tri…
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Nov 11, 1986–May 18, 2015
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Anal intercourse between two consenting male adults is punishable by twenty-five (25) years imprisonment.
Anal intercourse committed by a minor is punishable by five (5) years imprisonment.
Serious indecency between two adults of the same sex is punishable by five years imprisonment. ("An act of “serious indecency” is an act, other than
sexual intercourse (whether natural or unnatural), by a person
involving the use of the genital organ for the purpose of arousing
or gratifying sexual desire.")
Details
Sources:
rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/law…
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Until May 17, 2015
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Most offenses still in effect as per the 1986 law. However, the anal intercourse provision have been removed.
Details
Sources:
ttparliament.org/publicatio…
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Until Sep 11, 2013
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Details
Sources:
moe.gov.tt/general_pdfs/sex…
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Same-sex marriage in San Juan-Laventille

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Same-sex marriage in San Juan-Laventille is unrecognized.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1924
Unrecognized
Details
Sources:
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Censorship of LGBT issues in San Juan-Laventille

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Censorship of LGBT issues in San Juan-Laventille is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in San Juan-Laventille

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Right to change legal gender in San Juan-Laventille is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Not currently legal.
Details
Sources:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl…
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Gender-affirming care in San Juan-Laventille

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Gender-affirming care in San Juan-Laventille is legal.

Current status
Since 1999
Legal
In 1999, Trinidad and Tobago 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 San Juan-Laventille

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in San Juan-Laventille is not legally recognized.

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

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LGBT discrimination in San Juan-Laventille is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 31, 2001
No protections
The act explicitly states that it "does not include sexual preference or orientation" as a status which may be the basis of discrimination.
Details
Sources:
rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/Law…
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LGBT employment discrimination in San Juan-Laventille

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LGBT employment discrimination in San Juan-Laventille is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 31, 2001
No protections
The Equal Opportunity Act covers employment discrimination and explicitly states that it "does not include sexual preference or orientation" as a protected status. Gender identity is not mentioned in the act.
Details
Sources:
rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/Law…
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LGBT housing discrimination in San Juan-Laventille

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LGBT housing discrimination in San Juan-Laventille is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 31, 2001
No protections
Provision of housing is addressed by the Equal Opportunity Act which explicitly states that it "does not include sexual preference or orientation" as a protected status. Gender identity is not mentioned in the Act.
Details
Sources:
rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/Law…
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Same-sex adoption in San Juan-Laventille

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Same-sex adoption in San Juan-Laventille is single only.

Current status
Since Jun 13, 1947
Single only
Spouses and single persons may adopt but the law does not recognise same-sex spouses and favours females as single adopters.
Details
Sources:
rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/Law…
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Jun 13, 1947–Sep 7, 2018
Single only
Homosexuality got legalized in 2018. No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in San Juan-Laventille

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Intersex infant surgery in San Juan-Laventille is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in San Juan-Laventille

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Serving openly in military in San Juan-Laventille is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 1, 1962
Legal
Details
Sources:
rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/law…
ttdf.mil.tt/df_hq/careers.html
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Blood donations by MSMs in San Juan-Laventille

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Blood donations by MSMs in San Juan-Laventille is banned (less than 6-month deferral).

Current status
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
According to the Ministry of Health's website, prospective donors who have had male-to-male sexual intercourse are deferred for three (3) months after their last intimate encounter.
Details
Sources:
health.gov.tt/blood-donatio…
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Until -0001
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Men who have had sex with another man are prohibited from blood donation and women who have had sex with a man who has had sex with another man are prohibited for one year from donation.
Details
Sources:
ttconnect.gov.tt/gortt/port…
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Conversion therapy in San Juan-Laventille

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Conversion therapy in San Juan-Laventille is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/trinidad-…
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Equal age of consent in San Juan-Laventille

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Equal age of consent in San Juan-Laventille is equal.

Current status
Since Apr 12, 2018
Equal
Since decriminalization of homosexuality in 2018, the age of consent has been equal.
Details
Sources:
(See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
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