Trinidad and Tobago
Recriminalized by the Court of Appeal on 25 March 2025 (five years for buggery); no evidence of enforcement. The Privy Council heard the appeal on 8 July 2026; judgment pending.
- Same-sex activity
- Illegal
- Recognition
- No legal recognition
- Death penalty
- No
- Region
- Americas
- Confidence
- High
- Reviewed
- September 2026
Why this tier
The one clear court reversal of the decriminalization trend.
Travel advice
Avoid open conduct and any public affection. In death-penalty jurisdictions do not travel openly as a couple, and check FCDO or State Department advice before any trip.
Check the UK FCDO or US State Department advice before you book.
Method
Tiered on the legal status and social acceptance of gay men and LGB people using ILGA World, the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Human Dignity Trust, the Williams Institute, Pew, the Spartacus Gay Travel Index, Equaldex and court rulings. Where two tiers are plausible we choose the more cautious one. How we tier. Last reviewed September 2026.