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  #1 tonercartridge on 13 Apr 18

   

  A judge ruled Thursday that the Caribbean nation's colonial-era laws banning gay sex are unconstitutional.
  Trinidad and Tobago is set to decriminalize homosexuality after a high court judge ruled Thursday that the Caribbean nation's colonial-era law banning gay sex is unconstitutional.
  
  "The court declares that sections 13 and 16 of the [Sexual Offenses Act] are unconstitutional, illegal, null, void, invalid and of no effect to the extent that these laws criminalise any acts constituting consensual sexual conduct between adults," Justice Devindra Rampersad wrote in his ruling.
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  The lawsuit was filed in February 2017 by LGBTQ activist Jason Jones against the country's attorney general. Jones, a native of Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom, claimed Sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offenses Act violated his right to privacy and freedom of expression.
  
  Following Judge Rampersad's ruling, Jones took to Twitter to celebrate his victory and thank his supporters.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A judge ruled Thursday that the Caribbean nation's colonial-era laws banning gay sex are unconstitutional. <br /> Trinidad and Tobago is set to decriminalize homosexuality after a high court judge ruled Thursday that the Caribbean nation's colonial-era law banning gay sex is unconstitutional. <br /> <br /> "The court declares that sections 13 and 16 of the [Sexual Offenses Act] are unconstitutional, illegal, null, void, invalid and of no effect to the extent that these laws criminalise any acts constituting consensual sexual conduct between adults," Justice Devindra Rampersad wrote in his ruling. <br /> Kyocera 1810 Toner <br /> <a href="http://dghd17.com/a/meinv/497.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dghd17.com/a/meinv/497.html</a> <br /> <br /> The lawsuit was filed in February 2017 by LGBTQ activist Jason Jones against the country's attorney general. Jones, a native of Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom, claimed Sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offenses Act violated his right to privacy and freedom of expression. <br /> <br /> Following Judge Rampersad's ruling, Jones took to Twitter to celebrate his victory and thank his supporters.</div>

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