UK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexual sex

UK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexual sex

​Trinidad and ‌Tobago's law criminalising ​consensual sexual relations ‌between male same-sex couples was overturned by a ‌London court on ‌Tuesday, after a legal challenge by a gay ⁠man ​who ⁠said the Caribbean nation's laws ⁠breached his human ​rights.

London's Privy Council, the ⁠final court of appeal ⁠for Trinidad ​and Tobago and some other ⁠Commonwealth countries, ruled that the ⁠law ⁠was unconstitutional.

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