LGBT rights in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

LGBT rights in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Same-sex sexual activity legal? Illegal
Penalty:
 Up to 10 years in prison
Gender identity/expression –
Military service Has no military
Discrimination protections None
Family rights
Recognition of
relationships		 No recognition of same-sex relationships
Adoption _

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) persons in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.

Issues

Illegality of homosexuality

Homosexuality is illegal in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Section 148 of the Criminal Code states that "Any person, who in public or private, commits an act of gross indecency with another person of the same sex, or procures or attempts to procure another person of the same sex to commit an act of gross indecency with him or her, is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for five years”

Section 146 of the 1990 Criminal Code states that” Any person who commits buggery with any other person; commits buggery with an animal; or permits any person to commit buggery with him or her; is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for ten years. [1]

Summary table

Same-sex sexual activity legal (Penalty: Up to 10 years imprisonment)
Equal age of consent
Anti-discrimination laws in employment only
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (Incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech)
Same-sex marriages
Recognition of same-sex couples
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples
Joint adoption by same-sex couples
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military Has no military
Right to change legal gender
Access to IVF for lesbians
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples
MSMs allowed to donate blood

See also

References

  1. ↑ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Situation and treatment of homosexuals
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