What we know: A court in the Caribbean island of Trinidad & Tobago has ruled that colonial-era laws banning same-sex intimacy between consenting adults are unconstitutional.
- A so-called “buggery law” in Trinidad & Tobago states that those found guilty of anal intercourse can face up to 25 years in prison. Another law states that those found guilty of being intimate with a person of the same sex without having intercourse can face up to five years in prison.
- Human Rights Watch praised the ruling on Friday and said it was a win for all LGBT activists including defendant Jason Jones. Jones had challenged the law and left the island after experiencing what he said was severe discrimination.
- The island’s attorney general said he would appeal Thursday’s ruling by the High Court of Justice.
