Trinidad

Maurice Tomlinson and his son. (Photo courtesy of Maurice Tomlinson)
Commentary: Trinidad ruling clears way to overturn Jamaica’s anti-sodomy law
The Judiciary Committee of the Privy Council consists of members of the UK's Supreme Court, shown here in a 2024 group photo. (Wikipedia Commons photo)
Ruling against Trinidad’s anti-gay laws sets precedent for others
Jason Jones
Jason Jones reflects on winning 10-year fight for LGBT rights in Trinidad
Pride festival in 2018 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. (Sean Drakes photo courtesy of CNN/Getty Images)
Court overturns gay sex ban in Trinidad and Tobago
Map of the 65 countries where sexual relations between people of the same sex are illegal. YELLOW countries have sodomy laws that are currently being challenged before local courts. Sri Lanka, in PINK, currently has a bill before its parliament to repeal its sodomy law. Indonesia, in ORANGE, has laws that criminalize homosexuality only in some subnational jurisdictions. All states in RED have nationwide sodomy laws and no known legislative efforts or court challenges to remove them.
LGBTQ rights update: 2025 tally and 2026 preview
2025 LGBTQ rights update: Progress and backsliding in Latin America and Caribbean
Pride marcher in New Zealand poses with the flag of the tiny island nation Niue. (Claire-Eastham-Farrelly photo courtesy of NZTV)
Niue: Tally of nations with anti-homosexuality laws drops to 65
Jason Jones (Photo courtesy of Daily Express)
Challenge to Trinidad anti-gay law heads toward climactic ruling
How Trinidad lost the right to gay sex
Supporters of LGBT rights demonstrated in 2018 outside Trinidad's Hall of Justice. Jason Jones, who filed the original suit to overturn Trinidad's anti-gay laws, is in the center.
Tally of nations with anti-gay laws edges back up to 66
Activist Jason Jones, a native of Trinidad living in the U.K., attended the rally. (Photo courtesy of Edwin Sesange)
No final victory yet in Trinidad, says LGBTQ rights activist Jason Jones
Kenita Placide, executive director of the The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE)
Courts are the key to expanding LGBTQ rights in the Caribbean
First transgender senator in Trinidad
A Ugandan man begs for his life at the hands of Uganda Police. (Photo courtesy of the Daily Monitor)
2021 in review: A year of arrests and harassment of LGBTQ people
Caribbean Pride celebrations take many forms
Mourners protest murder of Caribbean drag artist