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Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Legal Discrimination, Law & Policy, Trans
Region(s): Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines , Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize
Content Type(s): Press Release
Topic(s): Law & Policy
Region(s): Antigua and Barbuda
… LGBTQ groups in the Caribbean, we view this as an important step towards equality and respect for LGBTQ people in the region. Our hope is that this ruling will have a ripple effect as … laws, such as section 12 and 15 of the Sexual Offenses Act, are retired and human rights for all are advanced.” Section 12 of the Sexual Offenses Act punished private, consensual … and violence and tear at the fabric of our society,” said Kenita Placide, executive director for the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE) in a statement . “Our …