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Barbados repeals laws criminalizing gay sex

The Barbados Supreme Court has ruled that criminalizing homosexual sex is unconstitutional. That makes the country the third in the Caribbean to repeal such laws this year.

The decision follows similar rulings in Antigua and St Kitts and Nevis in 2022 and was announced Tuesday (13th) by Barbados Attorney General Dale Marshall. The decision was welcomed by activists and charities who have opposed laws banning gay and lesbian sex.

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