LGBTQ rights in Trinidad and Tobago
LGBTQ rights in Trinidad and Tobago | |
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| Legal status | Buggery and gross indecency illegal |
| Gender identity | No |
| Military | No |
| Discrimination protections | No |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | No |
| Adoption | No |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Trinidad and Tobago face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Homosexual sexual activity is illegal, and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same rights and benefits as that of opposite-sex couples.
In April 2018, the Trinidad and Tobago High Court declared the country's buggery law unconstitutional, as it infringed on the rights of LGBT citizens and criminalised consensual sexual acts between adults. However, in March 2025, the Court of Appeal overturned this decision, making buggery and gross indecency once again illegal in Trinidad and Tobago.