Antigua and Barbuda is one of the nine Latin American and Caribbean countries that continues to criminalize same-sex consensual acts. Much like the other countries, reports state that this law is not enforced. However, this legal boundary, along with a complete lack of discrimination protections or recognition of unions makes Antigua and Barbuda a generally unsafe place for members of SGMs. Important strides have been made over the past year, with Senator Aziza Lake speaking out in support of new LGBTQ legislation.The Cabinet still refuses to take any serious action to change the current anti-buggery law.
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Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
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Civil Unions
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Joint Adoption
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Second Parent Adoption
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Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
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Broad Protections
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Criminalization of Violence
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Ban of Conversion Therapy
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Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?
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Gender
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Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)
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Corrales, Javier. Understanding the Uneven Spread of LGBT Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. Journal of Research in Gender Studies. 52-82. 2017. doi:10.22381/JRGS7120172
Knight, Carlena. Gov’t remains firm in its opposition of same sex marriages. (2019, October 31). Antigua Observer Newspaper. https://antiguaobserver.com/govt-remains-firm-in-its-opposition-of-same-sex-marriages/
Local laws and customs—Antigua and Barbuda travel advice. (n.d.). GOV.UK. Retrieved July 10, 2020, from https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/antigua-and-barbuda/local-laws-and-customs
Senator maintains that LGBTQ community should be heard. (2020, January 2). Antigua Observer Newspaper. https://antiguaobserver.com/senator-maintains-that-lgbtq-community-should-be-heard/
The Sexual Offences Act,1995. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119115916/http://www.laws.gov.ag/acts/1995/a1995-9.pdf