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LGBTQ rights in Grenada
Grenada
StatusMale illegal
Female legal
PenaltyUp to 10 years in prison
Gender identity–
Military_
Discrimination protectionsNone
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsNo recognition of same-sex relationships
Adoption_

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Grenada may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.

Issues

Illegality of male homosexuality

Male-on-male homosexuality is illegal in Grenada. Under the Grenada Criminal Code, Section 431, the offence of “unnatural crime” is committed by way of sexual intercourse per anum, i.e., anal penetration. Such offence is punishable by imprisonment for ten years.[1]

The Criminal Code does not specify the ‘penetrating’ object, although by reliance on the common law, the penetrating object is the penis. The offence is committable by male person with/to male person and/or male person with/to female. The offence cannot, however, be committed by two female persons.[2]

There are no explicit clause on equality or protection of privacy in the Grenada Constitution of 1973.[3]

LGBT rights movement in Grenada

In May 2013, the president of the country's Senate called the island to reconsider its ban on same-sex sexual relationships and said that “the day is fast approaching” for Grenada and other Caribbean countries to repeal their sodomy laws.[4]

Legislation of Grenada among the Lesser Antilles : penalty up to 10 years of jail.

Living conditions

Same-sex sexual activity legal Yes for female/No for male
Equal age of consent No
Anti-discrimination laws in employment No
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services No
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) No
Same-sex marriages No
Recognition of same-sex couples No
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples No
Joint adoption by same-sex couples No
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military
Right to change legal gender No
Access to IVF for lesbians No
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples No

See also

References

  1. ^ Grenada Criminal Code
  2. ^ Criminal Law Concerning Same-Sex Intimacy in Grenada
  3. ^ Grenada Constituion [sic] of 1973
  4. ^ The Washington Post. Leader of Grenada’s Senate calls for island to reconsider its laws banning sex between men. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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