St Vincent and the Grenadines court upholds laws criminalizing gay sex https://ift.tt/minQ16f Associated Press Activists decry ruling by top court as ‘a travesty of justice’ after two men sought to strike down colonial-era laws A top court in St Vincent and the Grenadines has upheld laws that criminalize gay sex, in a blow to activists who have long decried the violence the LGBTQ+ community has faced on the conservative Caribbean archipelago. The ruling on Friday by St Vincent’s high court stems from a 2019 case filed by two gay men from St Vincent who live in the UK and US. They sought to strike down colonial-era laws that call for 10 years in prison for anal intercourse and five years for “gross indecency” with another person of the same sex. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/L2HlYz8 February 16, 2024 at 11:24PM

Activists decry ruling by top court as ‘a travesty of justice’ after two men sought to strike down colonial-era laws

A top court in St Vincent and the Grenadines has upheld laws that criminalize gay sex, in a blow to activists who have long decried the violence the LGBTQ+ community has faced on the conservative Caribbean archipelago.

The ruling on Friday by St Vincent’s high court stems from a 2019 case filed by two gay men from St Vincent who live in the UK and US. They sought to strike down colonial-era laws that call for 10 years in prison for anal intercourse and five years for “gross indecency” with another person of the same sex.

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