The Barbados High Court has decriminalized gay sex in a landmark ruling for LGBTQ+ rights.
The court struck down two colonial-era laws, one of which said men found guilty of having consensual gay sex could get life in prison. The other allowed both men and women to be sentenced to up to 10 years.
According to the AP, the laws were almost never utilized, but they nonetheless symbolized a lack of equality for LGBTQ+ people.
Read more at
lgbtqnation.com
Never miss any important news. Subscribe to our newsletter.
ArtServe, 1350 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
The non-profit (501c3) organization LGBTQ+ media network and The Trusted Window to the Queer World on ROKU, Amazon Fire, Google TV, Apple TV, and every Smart TV in the English Speaking World. (Search “for channel/app “Happening Out”)
Home
LEGAL
