### [2026-11-10](/feed/2026/11/10/index.md)

##### LGBTQ rights in Trinidad and Tobago
# The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overturns colonial-era provisions criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual activity between adults in Trinidad and Tobago, ruling them unconstitutional following a legal challenge by activist Jason Jones. 




### Sources:

1. [CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2026/11/10/americas/trinidad-tobago-gay-sex-law-latam-intl)
2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-court-overturns-trinidad-tobago-law-criminalising-homosexual-sex-2026-11-10/)

### Changes:

1. The British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overturns provisions criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual activity between adults in Trinidad and Tobago, ruling them unconstitutional following a legal challenge by activist Jason Jones.  _2026-11-11 22:23:10 (First version)_
1. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overturns colonial-era provisions criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual activity between adults in Trinidad and Tobago, ruling them unconstitutional following a legal challenge by activist Jason Jones.  _(Current version)_

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