LGBT rights in Anguilla
# LGBT rights in Anguilla

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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) :

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 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

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.

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

## Recognition of same-sex relationships

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.

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

## Discrimination protections

No known legislative protections exist for LGBT people in Anguilla's local laws. 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.

## Living conditions

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.

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". 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.

## Summary table

| Same-sex sexual activity legal | (Since 2001) |
| - | - |
| 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 | |
