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UK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexual sex

Verified: 15 outlets in 12 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 2 of them from Trinidad and Tobago.

📍 Tobago, TT·🕐 1d ago·15 outlets

LONDON, Nov 10 - Trinidad and Tobago's law criminalising consensual sexual relations between male same-sex couples was overturned by a London court on Tuesday, after a legal challenge by a gay man who said the law breached his human rights.

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The story so far · 13 reports · · 12 countries✓ Verified Nov 10, 6:08 PM UTC

2 outlets from Trinidad and Tobago, where the story is: CNC3, Trinidad Express · how we count

  1. Nov 10, 4:42 PM UTCFirst report
    UK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexual sexnews.sky.com ↗
  2. Nov 10, 4:55 PM UTC+13 min· you’re reading this
    UK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexual sexstraitstimes.com ↗
  3. Nov 10, 6:08 PM UTC+1 h
    UK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago's anti-gay sex lawrte.ie ↗
  4. Nov 10, 11:29 PM UTC+7 h
    UK court overturns T&T law criminalizing gay sexnationwideradiojm.com ↗
  5. Nov 11, 3:41 AM UTC+11 h
    Privy Council rules T&T’s buggery laws unconstitutionalcnc3.co.tt ↗
  6. Nov 11, 4:24 PM UTC+24 h
    Court overturns gay sex ban in Trinidad and Tobagopunchng.com ↗
  7. Nov 11, 4:42 PM UTC+24 h
    Trinidad and Tobago highest court overturns gay sex baneuronews.com ↗
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