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Central America and Caribbean

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Added on: 10/12/2022

I wish we were accepted’ – LGBTQ living in Antigua

10/11/2022

While it is safe for LGBTQ persons to live in most parts of the Caribbean, it’s not all peaches and cream. Homosexuality is still taboo. Stigma and…

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Added on: 10/03/2022

How the Chinese internet saw Cuba’s vote on gay marriage, surrogacy

10/02/2022

Cuba’s legalisation of same-sex marriage and “altruistic” surrogacy has revived debate half a world away in a major trading and ideological partner, China. In a national referendum…

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Added on: 09/30/2022

Dominica High Court accepts challenge to sodomy laws

09/27/2022

A constitutional challenge against laws that criminalize same-sex intimacy in the Caribbean country Dominica was to be heard today at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, acting as…

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Added on: 09/27/2022

Cubans approve gay marriage by large margin in referendum

09/26/2022

Cubans approved gay marriage and adoption overwhelmingly in a Sunday referendum backed by the government that also boosted rights for women, the national election commission said on…

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Added on: 09/26/2022

Cuba holds unusual vote on law allowing same-sex marriage

09/25/2022

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba held a rare referendum Sunday on an unusually contentious law — a government-backed “family law” code that would allow same-sex couples to marry…

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Added on: 09/24/2022

Cuba uses media blitz to promote ‘yes’ vote on new LGBT-friendly laws

09/23/2022

Cubans will cast ballots this Sunday on whether to approve a new ‘family code’ that would legalize gay marriage and boost women’s rights, with the government urging…

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Added on: 09/08/2022

How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Are Part of the Authoritarian Playbook

09/07/2022

In the last three decades, protections for LGBT people’s rights have advanced rapidly in many countries and regions. However, rising populist authoritarianism poses a significant threat to…

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Added on: 09/01/2022

Saint Kitts ban on gay sex struck down by Caribbean regional court

08/30/2022

MIAMI, Aug 30 (Reuters) – A Caribbean regional court has ruled that a Saint Kitts and Nevis prohibition on gay sex is unconstitutional because it violates the…

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Added on: 08/31/2022

‘Null and void’: Judge strikes down Saint Kitts anti-gay law

08/30/2022

A top court for nine eastern Caribbean nations and territories has ruled that sexual orientation and homosexual activity are protected under the right to privacy, invalidating colonial-era…

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Added on: 08/29/2022

Jamaica: Lesbian minister in training reaches out to anti-LGBTQ Christians

08/28/2022

I pursued ordained ministry for many reasons. By my presence, I want to say “yes, I am a person of faith, I am a lesbian, and I…

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Added on: 08/11/2022

Cuba Assembly Opens Door to Gay Marriage, Other Family Rights

08/10/2022

The new family code to be voted on in September would legalize same-sex marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt. Cuba’s National Assembly on Friday approved a…

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Added on: 08/05/2022

Dominican Anglican church goes rogue on gay rights

08/04/2022

The current Lambeth conference of global Anglican bishops has been rocked with divisions over the issue of same-sex marriage. In contrast, the primates (heads) of the global…

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Added on: 07/23/2022

Costa Rica family court validated adoption for a same-sex couple

7/21/22

Same-sex couples will be able to adopt from now on without any prejudice since a family court and the Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (PANI) – which…

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Added on: 07/16/2022

UK Same Sex Bill sparks contention -‘Equality is possible without gay marriage’ – Premier

07/15/2022

A controversial bill tabled in the UK to legalise same-sex marriage in overseas territories including TCI has evoked a mixed response across the region. Insiders say the…

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Added on: 07/10/2022

Michael Cashman introduces bill to legalise same-sex marriage in British Overseas Territories

7/8/22

A bill has been introduced in the House of Lords to legalise same-sex marriages in British Overseas Territories where they’re currently banned. Gay rights pioneer Lord Michael…

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Added on: 07/08/2022

Gov’t will not ‘actively’ implement LGBT-focused legislation

07/07/2022

By Kadeem Joseph – Kadeem.joseph@antiguaobserver.com. With debate continuing on a recent ruling by the courts that deemed Antigua and Barbuda’s decades-old anti-buggery laws unconstitutional, the government said the country…

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Added on: 07/08/2022

UNAIDS welcomes the repeal of laws that criminalise and discriminate against LGBT people in Antigua and Barbuda

0707/2022

Geneva, July 7, 2022— UNAIDS applauds the ruling of the Antigua and Barbuda High Court of Justice that effectively decriminalises consensual same-sex sexual activity by holding that sections 12 and 15 of the…

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Added on: 07/07/2022

Antigua and Barbuda overturn colonial-era law criminalising gay sex

07/07/2022

A Caribbean court has ruled a colonial-era law in Antigua and Barbuda that criminalizes gay sex is unconstitutional in a landmark win for campaigners. The Eastern Caribbean…

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Added on: 06/27/2022

‘Today we can be ourselves’: LGBTI cry out for rights in Panama

06/26/2022

Panama City, Jun 25 (EFE).- Holding hands, Aurielis and Ivon arrived Saturday smiling at one of the concentration points in Panama City to participate in a Pride…

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Added on: 06/19/2022

Bermuda moves to recognise its last same-sex marriages

6/18/22

Legislation was tabled in Bermuda’s House of Assembly today to recognise same-sex marriages that were carried until March 14, 2022, to be recognised. Deputy Premier and Minister…

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Added on: 05/25/2022

Jamaica man sentenced to half-decade behind bars for threatening to shoot transgender woman on his street: DA.

05/24/2022

Jamaica resident Quame Truitt was sentenced to five years in prison Monday after pleading guilty earlier this month to threatening a transgender woman with an illegal firearm…

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Added on: 05/20/2022

Our Circle Belize Makes Strides Against LGBTQ Discrimination

05/17/2022

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is being celebrated today, May 17. This year’s theme is “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights.” The theme is…

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Added on: 05/13/2022

Homophobic lies go viral on Twitter in Haiti

05/11/2022

Haitian human rights group Héritage pour la Protection des Droits Humains (Heritage for the Protection of Human Rights) has issued a statement condemning a tweet by a…

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Added on: 04/01/2022

Cubans split over more liberal family code as referendum nears

03/31/2022

Cuba’s communist government is seeking to rally support for a new family code that would open the door to gay marriage and boost women’s rights, but experts…

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Added on: 03/23/2022

When Communism was Queer.

03/22/2022

Cuba is considering a new family code that could allow marriage equality for the first time in the communist nation. In the last year, the Cuban health…

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Added on: 03/20/2022

Transgender immigrants who fled Latin America still face uncertainty in the US

3/19/22

Paloma Vazquez envisioned a new start in Houston. After immigrating from Honduras to escape transphobic violence just six months prior, the 29-year-old was ready to move into…

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Added on: 03/16/2022

“Life and Family” Bill is a Smokescreen for Corruption in Guatemala.

03/15/2022

On International Women’s Day, March 8, the Guatemalan Congress passed an extraordinarily regressive “Life and Family” bill that undermines the rights of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual,…

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Added on: 03/15/2022

UK court blocks gay marriage for Cayman Islands, Bermuda.

03/14/2022

Activists supporting same-sex marriage in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda received a heavy blow Monday following a ruling by a top appeals court in London. The United…

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Added on: 03/10/2022

Guatemala increases abortion penalty, bans same-sex marriage

03/09/2022

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan lawmakers have increased prison sentences for women who have abortions, bucking a recent trend in Latin America toward expanding access to the procedures….

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Added on: 02/22/2022

First Person : I don’t want to die in the body of a man.

02/21/2022

A transgender woman in Haiti has said she does not want to die in a man’s body, and hopes to leave her native country to fulfill her…