https://freerepublic.com/tag/sexualoffensesact/ en-us Sat, 14 Apr 2018 04:38:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3647435/posts Gay sex between consenting men in Trinidad and Tobago could soon be decriminalised following a court judgment that campaigners said might spark similar decisions elsewhere in the Caribbean. In his ruling on Thursday, judge Devindra Rampersad said sections of the Sexual Offences Act, which prohibit “buggery” and “serious indecency” between two men, criminalised consensual same-sex activity between adults, and were unconstitutional. “The judge came down on the right side of history in this case by striking down the buggery law and ruling it as unconstitutional,” said Kenita Placide, Caribbean advisor for rights group OutRight Action International, in a statement. The... Reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3647435/posts#comment Sat, 14 Apr 2018 04:38:30 GMT