The highest court in Barbados has struck down the country’s colonial-era laws that criminalized same-sex sexual relations. The Barbados High Court issued an oral ruling that declared the laws unconstitutional. A written ruling is expected from the court early next year. Barbados becomes the third Caribbean nation to overturn often inherited laws that criminalized gay sex. Kenita Placide, executive director of Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality, Inc. said, “We really take this win as a stepping stone to ensuring access to justice."
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