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However, in section 7, the criminal law prohibits "Committing grossly indecent act; is stated in gender-neutral terms. By implication it covers both opposite-sex and same-sex acts. The act of gross indecency must be committed wilfully and in public." Under this section female homosexuality is illegal under public indecency laws.
224:
The
Criminal Code does not specify the âpenetratingâ 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.
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122:
may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. The penal code makes same-sex acts on
Grenada proper illegal with a punishment up to 10 years in prison, it also does not address discrimination or harassment on the account of
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131:, nor does it recognize same sex unions in any form, whether it be marriage or partnerships. Household headed by same-sex couples are also not eligible for any of the same rights given to opposite-sex married couples.
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called the island to reconsider its ban on same-sex sexual relationships and said that âthe day is fast approachingâ for
Grenada and other Caribbean countries to repeal their sodomy laws.
217:
Homosexuality is illegal in
Grenada proper. Under the Grenada Criminal Code, Section 431, the offence of âunnatural crimeâ is committed by way of sexual intercourse per anum, i.e.,
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896:
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70:
42:
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850:
631:
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906:
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740:
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240:
There are no explicit clause on equality or protection of privacy in the
Grenada Constitution of 1973.
825:
820:
815:
670:
417:
805:
229:
810:
725:
700:
97:
579:
901:
775:
710:
680:
655:
82:
790:
785:
715:
139:
730:
720:
665:
660:
548:"Leader of Grenada's Senate calls for island to reconsider its laws banning sex between men"
780:
705:
8:
675:
552:
455:
311:
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech)
244:
124:
107:
248:
128:
60:
600:
885:
243:
Grenadan law does not address discrimination or harassment on the account of
447:
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29:
144:
Recognition of same-sex unions in the Lesser
Antilles and Puerto Rico
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409:
397:
385:
363:
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339:
327:
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266:
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184: Same-sex sexual activity illegal but penalties not enforced
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34:
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Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services
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Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
221:. Such offence is punishable by imprisonment for ten years.
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Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in
518:"Criminal Law Concerning Same-Sex Intimacy in Grenada"
270:(Penalty: Up to 10 years' imprisonment, not enforced)
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134:
883:
630:
616:
235:
199:
178: Constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
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609:
461:LGBT rights in the Commonwealth of Nations
405:Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples
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192:
55:Up to 10 years imprisonment (not enforced)
28:
892:LGBTQ rights in North America by country
347:Step-child adoption by same-sex couples
172: No recognition of same-sex couples
138:
102:No recognition of same-sex relationships
287:Anti-discrimination laws in employment
884:
604:
471:LGBT rights by country or territory
359:Joint adoption by same-sex couples
13:
228:In May 2013, the president of the
14:
918:
746:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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423:
408:
396:
384:
362:
350:
338:
335:Recognition of same-sex couples
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314:
302:
290:
278:
265:
254:
135:Legality of same-sex sexual acts
262:Same-sex sexual activity legal
156: Unregistered cohabitation
632:LGBT rights in North America
572:
540:
510:
483:
1:
897:LGBTQ rights in the Caribbean
580:"Grenada: Constitution, 1973"
556:. 28 May 2013. Archived from
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381:Right to change legal gender
871:United States Virgin Islands
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98:Recognition of relationships
7:
466:LGBT rights in the Americas
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393:Access to IVF for lesbians
10:
923:
236:Discrimination protections
83:Discrimination protections
846:Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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638:
106:
96:
91:
81:
69:
59:
51:
41:
27:
20:
866:Turks and Caicos Islands
491:"Grenada: Criminal Code"
420:allowed to donate blood
162: Island subject to
150: Same-sex marriage
22:LGBTQ rights in Grenada
796:British Virgin Islands
214:
736:Saint Kitts and Nevis
584:Georgetown University
275:Equal age of consent
142:
751:Trinidad and Tobago
646:Antigua and Barbuda
553:The Washington Post
456:Politics of Grenada
323:Same-sex marriages
907:Society of Grenada
686:Dominican Republic
245:sexual orientation
215:
125:sexual orientation
879:
878:
768:other territories
431:
430:
230:Senate of Grenada
116:
115:
914:
836:Saint Barthélemy
766:Dependencies and
639:Sovereign states
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450:
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366:
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219:anal penetration
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32:
18:
17:
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129:gender identity
76:Has no military
61:Gender identity
37:
23:
12:
11:
5:
920:
910:
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904:
902:Law of Grenada
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894:
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863:
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856:Sint Eustatius
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848:
843:
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833:
828:
823:
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813:
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801:Cayman Islands
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793:
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653:
648:
642:
640:
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635:
628:
627:
620:
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605:
597:
596:
571:
560:on 29 May 2013
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509:
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33:
25:
24:
21:
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2:
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908:
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756:United States
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643:
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637:
633:
626:
621:
619:
614:
612:
607:
606:
603:
585:
581:
575:
559:
555:
554:
549:
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528:
527:
519:
513:
498:
497:
492:
486:
482:
472:
469:
467:
464:
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459:
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438:
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411:
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255:Summary table
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202:
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189:
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145:
141:
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126:
121:
111:
109:
105:
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99:
95:
92:Family rights
90:
86:
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80:
77:
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72:
68:
64:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
44:
40:
36:
31:
26:
19:
16:
861:Sint Maarten
841:Saint Martin
695:
587:. Retrieved
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574:
562:. Retrieved
558:the original
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542:
530:. Retrieved
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512:
500:. Retrieved
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485:
448:LGBTQ portal
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239:
227:
223:
216:
143:
117:
15:
831:Puerto Rico
741:Saint Lucia
691:El Salvador
886:Categories
826:Montserrat
821:Martinique
816:Guadeloupe
671:Costa Rica
477:References
811:Greenland
726:Nicaragua
701:Guatemala
502:1 January
776:Anguilla
711:Honduras
681:Dominica
656:Barbados
496:WIPO Lex
434:See also
108:Adoption
71:Military
806:Curaçao
791:Bonaire
786:Bermuda
716:Jamaica
696:Grenada
651:Bahamas
120:Grenada
52:Penalty
47:Illegal
35:Grenada
731:Panama
721:Mexico
666:Canada
661:Belize
589:26 May
564:29 May
532:26 May
182:
176:
170:
166:ruling
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154:
148:
43:Status
781:Aruba
706:Haiti
521:(PDF)
164:IACHR
851:Saba
676:Cuba
591:2018
566:2013
534:2018
504:2020
418:MSMs
87:None
247:or
127:or
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550:.
523:.
493:.
251:.
112:No
65:No
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617:t
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568:.
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200:t
193:v
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