A man holding his fist above his head outside the Supreme Court building in London. He is flanked by two flags; an LGBTQ+ Progress flag and the flag of Trinidad and Tobago.Image source, Jason Jones
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The victory comes after an 11-year legal battle by dual-citizen Jason Jones

ByJosh ParryLGBT & Identity Reporter
  • Published26 minutes ago

A UK court has overturned laws criminalising same-sex intimacy in Trinidad and Tobago.

London's Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC), the Caribbean island's final court of appeal, ruled the laws were not in keeping with the "fundamental individual right to respect for private and family life."

The judgement is the result of an 11-year legal battle brought by dual-citizen Jason Jones, 62, who said he hoped it would "accelerate the fight for full equality."