(Reuters) - Barbados's High Court has ruled the criminalization of gay sex is unconstitutional, making the country the third in the Caribbean to overthrow such laws this year.
(Reuters) - Barbados's High Court has ruled the criminalization of gay sex is unconstitutional, making the country the third in the Caribbean to overt.
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE) Tuesday urged other regional countries to follow Barbados the latest country to declare as unconstitu.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) A top court in Barbados has struck down colonial-era laws that criminalize gay sex, becoming the third nation in the conservative Caribbean region to do so this year. The ruling issued Monday by the Barbados High Court is a pivotal moment for activists and nonprofit organizations who have long fought against such laws on the eastern Caribbean island, including one that demands up to a life sentence for gay men found guilty of having sex.
The Barbadian LGBTQ community has long fought to strike down colonial-era laws that criminalize gay sex, including one that demands up to a life sentence..