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‘Null and void’: Evaluate strikes down Saint Kitts anti-gay law

A top court for nine eastern Caribbean nations and territories has ruled that sexual orientation and homosexual activity are protected under the right to privacy, invalidating colonial-era laws that criminalised queer behaviour in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Anti-sodomy laws were challenged in court by Saint Kitts and Nevis Alliance for Equality (SKNAFE) and Jamal Jeffers, a gay man, in January of last year according to Loop, a Caribbean news outlet.

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“This decision strongly establishes that a person’s sexuality should never be the basis for any discrimination. We welcome the recognition of this fact, one for which we contain long advocated,” said Tynetta McKoy, the executive director of SKNAFE, according to Loop.

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Homosexuality in Saint Kitts and Nevis is like homophobia&#;hidden and disguised behind smiles, dollars, pretty beaches and friendly hotels and restaurants. But the shadow side of gay life in Saint Kitts & Nevis is not so cute or nice.

Double Standard
Not unusual for a homophobic nation dependent on tourist dollars, Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as St. Christopher and Nevis) in the Caribbean is two-faced about their anti-gay laws and their toothy welcome smiles.

The official line is: Section 56 and 57 of the &#;Offenses Against the Person Act&#; criminalizes male lgbtq+ behavior. But in characteristic reverse sexist discrimination, female to female sexual relationships are legal. The government claims that it received no official reports of violence or discrimination based on sexual orientation.

However, more truthful unofficial reports indicated that this remains a problem. An LGBT low was attacked (United States Department of State; Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and LaborCountry; Reports on Human Rights Practices for ) multiple times during the year,

Most LGBTQ+ travelers would think that most, if not all, the Caribbean islands would be welcoming to our community because of its proximity to queer-friendly Mexico. However, some islands are not, and some are slowly making incremental policy changes.

High Courts in a few Caribbean islands – St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbados, and Antigua and Barbuda – have overturned anti-gay sex laws (buggery laws) that once made sexual relations between men a criminal offense and punishable by death.

Even though laws are changing, the Caribbean region is not as progressive as Mexico and Central American countries, love Costa Rica. Vacationer Magazine urges all LGBTQ+ travelers to investigate any desired destination to resolve if it is genuinely welcoming and a safe place for us to visit. With our community&#;s safety in mind, we wanted to compile a brief list of Caribbean islands that you may want to examine when contemplating a warm-weather getaway to this sun-soaked region.

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GENEVA, 30 August —UNAIDS welcomes a St. Kitts and Nevis High Court judgment that laws criminalizi

GENEVA, 30 August —UNAIDS welcomes a St. Kitts and Nevis High Court ruling that laws criminalizing gay sex are unconstitutional, meaning that they are immediately struck from the legal code. The Court upheld the plaintiffs’ claim that Sections 56 and 57 of the Offences Against the Person Act violated the right to privacy and freedom of expression.

“This landmark ruling is an crucial step forward in ensuring equality and dignity for the lesbian, gay, multi-attracted and transgender community in St. Kitts and Nevis and the whole Caribbean,” said Luisa Cabal, UNAIDS Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. “Today, St. Kitts and Nevis joins a growing list of Caribbean nations that have overturned these colonial-era laws that refuse people’s human rights and hold back the response to the HIV pandemic. Everyone benefits from decriminalisation.”