English court to rule on final challenge to Trinidad's gay sex ban
- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A nearly 10-year battle for gay rights in Trinidad and Tobago could end Wednesday at a final appeals court in England.
- Supreme Court judges in London will hold a hearing on a landmark human rights case that could decriminalize gay sex in the eastern Caribbean nation, potentially setting a precedent for the largely conservative Caribbean region.
- The case was filed in February 2017 by Jason Jones, who argues that so-called “buggery” laws in the twin-island nation that date from the colonial era and prohibit gay sex are unconstitutional.
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- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A nearly 10-year battle for gay rights in Trinidad and Tobago could end Wednesday at a final appeals court in England.
- Supreme Court judges in London will hold a hearing on a landmark human rights case that could decriminalize gay sex in the eastern Caribbean nation, potentially setting a precedent for the largely conservative Caribbean region.
- The case was filed in February 2017 by Jason Jones, who argues that so-called “buggery” laws in the twin-island nation that date from the colonial era and prohibit gay sex are unconstitutional.
Sources: ABC News