LGBT rights in Anguilla

Location of LGBT rights in Anguilla (red)

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Status| Legal since 2001; unequal age of consent
Gender identity| No
Military| Yes
Discrimination protections| None
Family rights
Recognition of relationships| No recognition of same-sex couples
Adoption| No
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United Kingdom

|  |  Scotland

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|  Northern Ireland

Crown dependencies

|  |  Guernsey

|

|  Jersey
|  Isle of Man

Overseas Territories

|  |  Anguilla

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|  Akrotiri and Dhekelia
|  Bermuda
|  British Virgin Islands
|  Cayman Islands
|  Falkland Islands
|  Gibraltar
|  Montserrat
|  Pitcairn Islands
|  Saint Helena, Ascension and
Tristan da Cunha
|  Turks and Caicos Islands

Same-sex marriage by territory

|  |  United Kingdom

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|  Scotland
|  Northern Ireland
|  Guernsey
|  Jersey
|  Isle of Man
|  Akrotiri and Dhekelia
|  Bermuda
|  British Antarctic Territory
|  British Indian Ocean Territory
|  Cayman Islands
|  Falkland Islands
|  Gibraltar
|  Pitcairn Islands
|  Saint Helena, Ascension and
Tristan da Cunha
|  South Georgia and the
South Sandwich Islands

Policy aspects

Sexual orientation

* Adoption
* Age of consent
* Blood donation
* Christian nation
* Civil partnership
* History of violence
* HIV/AIDS
* Military policy
* Same-sex marriage

Gender identity, sex and intersex

* Transgender rights
* Intersex rights
* NHS Gender Identity Development Service
* Gender Recognition Panel

Legislation

Criminality

* Buggery Act 1533
* Offences Against the Person Act 1828
* Offences Against the Person Act 1861
* Labouchere Amendment
* Wolfenden report
* Sexual Offences Act 1967
* Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980
* Homosexual Offences Order 1982
* Section 28
* Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
* Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000
* Sexual Offences Act 2003
* Policing and Crime Act 2017
* Alan Turing law
* Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Act 2017
* Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Act 2018

Protection and recognition

* Public Order Act 1986
* Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999
* Adoption and Children Act 2002
* Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003
* Civil Partnership Act 2004
* Gender Recognition Act 2004
* Equality Act 2006
* Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007
* Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
* Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
* Equality Act 2010
* Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
* Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014
* Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019
* Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019

Litigation

* Corbett v Corbett (1969)
* X v United Kingdom (1978)
* Dudgeon v United Kingdom (1981)
* R v Brown (1993)
* Sutherland v United Kingdom (1994)
* Smith and Grady v United Kingdom (1999)
* Goodwin & I v United Kingdom (2002)
* HJ and HT v Home Secretary (2010)
* National AIDS Trust v NHS Service Commissioning Board (2016)
* Bell v Tavistock (2021)
* AB v CD and others (2021)

Culture

By city

* Brighton
* Cardiff
* London
* Liverpool
* Leeds
* Manchester

Gay villages

* Birmingham Gay Village
* The Calls
* Canal Street (Manchester)
* Old Compton Street
* Pride Quarter, Liverpool
* Vauxhall

Gay male

* Polari
* Saunas
* Cruising

Organisations

LGBT advocacy & support

* Stonewall
* Hall–Carpenter Archives
* Black Gay Men's Advisory Group
* Akt
* Naz and Matt Foundation
* FFLAG
* LGBT Foundation
* LGBT Network
* Outright Scotland
* Switchboard (UK)
* NUS LGBT
* LGBT+ Liberal Democrats
* LGBT+ Conservatives
* LGBT+ Labour
* Labour Campaign for Trans Rights
* Mermaids
* Press for Change
* The Gender Trust

Pride events

* BiCon (UK)
* Big Gay Out
* Birmingham Pride
* Bourne Free
* Brighton Pride
* Bristol Pride
* Doncaster Pride
* GFest – gayWise LGBT Arts Festival
* Glasgay! Festival
* Homotopia (Liverpool)
* Leeds Pride
* Leicester Pride
* LGBT History Month
* BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival
* Manchester Pride
* Mr Gay UK
* Mr Gay Wales
* Northern Pride
* Nottinghamshire Pride
* Pride Cymru
* Pride Glasgow
* Pride in Hull
* Pride in Liverpool
* Pride in London
* Pride Scotia
* Reading Pride
* Swansea Pride
* Worthing Pride

Former groups

* OutRage!
* Campaign for Homosexual Equality
* Homosexual Law Reform Society
* Gay Liberation Front
* Gay Rights Working Party
* Order of Chaeronea

History

Topics

* Timeline
* List of politicians
* First LGBT officeholders
* Violence against LGBT people
* HIV/AIDS crisis
* Death penalty

Timeline

|  342|  MSM activity made illegal

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1533|  Death penalty introduced for MSM activity
1543|  Buggery Act extended to Wales
1828 |  Offences Against the Person Act 1828
1835|  James Pratt and John Smith executed
1861|  Death penalty for buggery abolished
1885|  Labouchere Amendment introduced
1889|  Cleveland Street scandal
1895|  Oscar Wilde found guilty of gross indecency
1912|  The Cave of the Golden Calf opens
1921|  Plans to make lesbian activity illegal defeated
1936|  Mark Weston transitions
1952|  John Nott-Bower begins crackdown
1954|  Pitt-Rivers, Montagu, Wildeblood imprisoned
1954|  Alan Turing commits suicide
1957|  Wolfenden report released
1967|  MSM activity made legal (England & Wales)
1972|  First British Gay Pride Rally
1976|  Jeremy Thorpe resigns as Liberal leader
1981|  MSM activity made legal (Scotland)
1981|  First case of AIDS reported in the UK
1982|  MSM activity made legal (NI)
1983|  Gay men barred from donating blood
1984|  Chris Smith elected as first openly gay MP
1987|  Operation Spanner begins
1988|  Section 28 comes into force
1989|  Stonewall UK forms
1994|  Age of consent for MSM becomes 18
1997|  Angela Eagle becomes first openly lesbian MP
1998|  Bolton 7 found guilty
1998|  Lord Alli becomes first openly gay Lord
1999|  Admiral Duncan bombing
2000|  Gay men allowed in HM Armed Forces
2001|  Age of consent equalised to 16
2001|  MSM activity involving multiple men legal
2002|  Same sex couples granted equal rights to adopt
2003|  Section 28 repealed
2004|  Civil partnerships introduced
2004|  Gender Recognition Act 2004
2006|  Discrimination made illegal
2008|  Equalised access to IVF for lesbian couples
2008|  Incitement to homophobic hatred made a crime
2009|  Public apology to Alan Turing
2010|  Equality Act 2010
2011|  Gay men allowed to donate blood (1 yr deferral)
2013|  Nikki Sinclaire becomes first openly trans MEP
2013|  Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
2014|  First same-sex marriages take place
2016|  MSM activity not grounds for military discharge
2017|  Turing law implemented
2017|  Blood donation deferral 3 months (excl. NI)
2019|  MPs legislate for gay marriage in NI
2020|  Gay marriage legal across UK, incl. NI
2020|  Blood donation deferral 3 months (incl. NI)
2021|  Blood donation deferral equalised

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Anguilla face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Anguilla, but same-sex couples cannot marry or obtain civil partnerships. Anguillian law does not forbid discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

## Law regarding same-sex sexual activity

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Same-sex sexual activities have been legal in Anguilla since 2001. The legalisation of homosexuality was the result of an order of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and affected the laws in four other overseas territories of the United Kingdom.[1]

The age of consent is higher for homosexuals (18) than it is for heterosexuals (16).[2]

## Recognition of same-sex relationships

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Recognition of same-sex unions in the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico

Same-sex marriage

Unregistered cohabitation

Island subject to IACHR ruling

No recognition of same-sex couples

Constitutional ban on same-sex marriage

Same-sex sexual activity illegal but penalties not enforced

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See also: Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories

Same-sex marriage and civil unions are not legal in Anguilla, and it is one of the British overseas territories not to have legislated for civil partnerships. Non-legal ceremonies of same-sex couples have occurred on the island.[3]

The Marriage Act states that "'marriage' means the union of a man and a woman as husband and wife".[4]

## Discrimination protections

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No known legislative protections exist for LGBT people in Anguilla's local laws.[5] The Constitution of Anguilla outlaws discrimination on the basis of "race, political opinions, colour, creed, sex or place of origin", though makes no mention of sexual orientation or gender identity.[6]

## Living conditions

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Due to Anguilla's small population, there is virtually no gay scene on the island. There are no gay organisations, venues, bars and clubs, or pride events. A small protest occurred on 17 May 2011 in The Valley for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.[7]

Several same-sex couples who have travelled to the island on vacation report that the island is "gay-friendly" and has "warm people, the best beaches and sunset in the world, and fantastic restaurants", but also "very quiet".[7] The couples further said that "nobody was discriminatory in any way". However, the situation for locals might be different. Anguilla, much like other Caribbean islands, is believed to have a "subdued and subtle climate of homophobia", which has contributed to secrecy among LGBT locals.[7]

## Summary table

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Same-sex sexual activity legal  |  (Since 2001)

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Equal age of consent  |
Anti-discrimination laws in employment  |
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services  |
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech)  |
Same-sex marriage  |
Recognition of same-sex couples  |
Stepchild adoption by same-sex couples  |
Joint adoption by same-sex couples  |
LGBT people allowed to serve openly in the military  |  (UK responsible for defence)
Right to change legal gender  |
Access to IVF for lesbians and automatic parenthood for both spouses after birth  |
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples  |  (Banned for heterosexual couples as well)
MSMs allowed to donate blood |

## See also

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* LGBT portal

* LGBT rights in the Americas
* LGBT rights in the United Kingdom
* Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories

## References

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1. ^ "Britain Scraps Homosexuality Laws". Sodomy Laws. Associated Press. 5 January 2001.
2. ^ "Criminal Code R.S.A. c. C140". www.gov.ai. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
3. ^ "Anguilla: Destination Weddings". Gay Destination Weddings. 1 January 2010.
4. ^ "Marriage Act". gov.ai.
5. ^ "Anguilla". Equal Dex. 1 January 2016.
6. ^ "The ANGUILLA CONSTITUTION ORDER 2008" (PDF). gov.ai.
7. ^ a b c Richard Ammon (October 2012). "Gay Life in Anguilla". Globalgayz.

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LGBT rights in North America

Sovereign states|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

Dependencies and
other territories

* Anguilla
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Curaçao
* Greenland
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Saba
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States Virgin Islands

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LGBT unions and rights in the territories of the United Kingdom

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Same-sex
marriage|

| United Kingdom|

Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom

*     * Performed: in England and Wales
* Scotland
* Northern Ireland

|

Crown Dependencies|

* Performed: in Guernsey (Alderney and Sark)
* Isle of Man
* Jersey

British Overseas
Territories|

* Performed: in Akrotiri and Dhekelia
* British Antarctic Territory
* British Indian Ocean Territory
* Falkland Islands
* Gibraltar
* Pitcairn Islands
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
* Not performed: in Anguilla
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Montserrat
* Turks and Caicos Islands

Also see: Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories

Same-sex
unions|

| United Kingdom|

* Civil partnership in the United Kingdom

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Crown Dependencies|

* Performed in Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Recognised: in Guernsey

British Overseas
Territories|

* Performed: in Akrotiri and Dhekelia
* Bermuda
* Cayman Islands
* Falkland Islands
* Gibraltar
* Not performed: in
* Anguilla
* British Antarctic Territory
* British Indian Ocean Territory
* British Virgin Islands
* Montserrat
* Pitcairn Islands
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
* Turks and Caicos Islands

LGBT rights|

| United Kingdom|

LGBT rights in the United Kingdom

*     * LGBT rights in Scotland
* LGBT rights in Northern Ireland

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Crown Dependencies|

* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey

British Overseas
Territories|

* Akrotiri and Dhekelia
* Anguilla
* Bermuda
* British Antarctic Territory
* British Indian Ocean Territory
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Falkland Islands
* Gibraltar
* Montserrat
* Pitcairn Islands
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
* Turks and Caicos Islands

*[MSM]: Men who have sex with men
*[NI]: Northern Ireland
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