https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/anti-gay-laws-in-trinidad-and-tobago-overturnedContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/anti-gay-laws-in-trinidad-and-tobago-overturnedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/anti-gay-laws-in-trinidad-and-tobago-overturned#u199319Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:01:09 +0000The UK Privy Council ruled on 10 November 2026 that laws criminalising consensual same-sex relations in Trinidad and Tobago are unconstitutional. The decision ends an 11-year legal battle brought by dual-citizen activist Jason Jones against the Sexual Offences Act. The ruling applies to the twin-island nation because the Privy Council serves as its final court of appeal. LGBTQ+ advocates across the Caribbean welcomed the judgment as a landmark precedent for the region.Why it mattersTrinidad and Tobago retained colonial-era statutes that made homosexual acts punishable by up to 25 years in pris