London Court Rules Trinidad and Tobago’s Ban on Private, Consensual Same-Sex Activity Between Adults Unconstitutional

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 03:47:33 +0300

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, Trinidad and Tobago’s highest court of appeal, unanimously allowed LGBT activist Jason Jones’s appeal on November 10, 2026. The court ruled that sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offences Act 1986 cannot criminalize private, consensual sexual activity between adults of the same sex. The judges cited the constitutional right to respect for private and family life in their judgment.

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London Court Rules Trinidad and Tobago’s Ban on Private, Consensual Same-Sex Activity Between Adults Unconstitutional