The Privy Council overturns laws in Trinidad and Tobago that criminalized homosexual sex

Updated 2026-11-11 · told from many outlets at once

The United Kingdom's Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has overturned a ban on consensual same-sex relations between adults in Trinidad and Tobago. This ruling repeals the colonial law that previously punished homosexuality with imprisonment. The decision follows a legal challenge by Jason Jones, who argued the Sexual Offenses Act breached his fundamental rights.

The United Kingdom's Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overturned Trinidad and Tobago's ban on consensual same-sex relations between adults.
Jason Jones challenged the Caribbean nation's Sexual Offenses Act as breaching his fundamental rights.

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