LGBT rights in the Turks and Caicos Islands
LGBT rights in Turks and Caicos Islands | |
---|---|
Same-sex sexual activity legal? | Legal since 2000 |
Gender identity/expression | - |
Military service | UK responsibility |
Discrimination protections | Yes, sexual orientation only |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships | No |
Same-sex sexual activity is legal in the Turks and Caicos Islands since 2000.[1]
Recognition of same-sex relationships
Turks and Caicos Islands does not recognise same-sex unions. Article 10 of the Constitution reads:
- Every unmarried man and woman of marriageable age (as determined by or under any law) has the right to marry a person of the opposite sex and found a family.[2]
Discrimination protections
Article 16 of the Constitution bans discrimination based on sexual orientation.[2]
Summary table
Same-sex sexual activity legal | (Since 2000) |
Equal age of consent | (Since 2000) |
Anti-discrimination laws in employment | (Since 2011) |
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services | (Since 2011) |
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) | (Since 2011) |
Same-sex marriages | |
Recognition of same-sex couples | |
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples | |
Joint adoption by same-sex couples | |
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military | UK responsible for defence |
Right to change legal gender | |
Access to IVF for lesbians | |
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples | |
MSMs allowed to donate blood |
See also
- Politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands
- British overseas territories
- LGBT rights in the Commonwealth of Nations
- LGBT rights in the Americas
- LGBT rights by country or territory
References
- ↑ State-sponsored Homophobia A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults
- 1 2 "The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2011" (PDF). Government of United Kingdom (legislation.gov.uk). Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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