Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda decriminalized same-sex relations in 2022 when the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court declared the Penal Code sections criminalizing them unconstitutional. No recognition of marriage or partnerships. Recent judicial interpretation includes sexual orientation under 'sex' in anti-discrimination protection. 88% of population opposed marriage (2016-17) · conservative Christian Caribbean society.

Population 106 mil Capital Saint John's Language English (de facto); Antiguan Creole Currency East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

LGBTQI+ legal framework · Antigua and Barbuda

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LGBT identity

Legal (2022)

Court struck down sodomy laws as unconstitutional · 2022 Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ruling

Partnership recognition

No recognition

No legal framework for same-sex unions

Legal protection

Judicial interpretation 'sex' = SO/GI

Court reading extends protection to SO/GI · 'sex' clause interpreted broadly (2022)

Trans rights

No specific recognition

No specific quote on trans rights in public sources · no documented legal gender change procedure

Conversion therapies

No information

No information on conversion therapy in public sources

Social context · Antigua and Barbuda

Social acceptance

Conservative

Conservative · 88% against marriage

AmericasBarometer: ~12% support marriage equality · Christian Caribbean society

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Anti-LGBT violence

Documented

No specific data

No specific information on hate crimes. Caribbean regional context with present social discrimination.

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Indicative data as of 2026-05-18. Check the destination country's official sources before travelling.

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LGBT news · Antigua and Barbuda

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JUL 05, 2022 · LEGAL

Decriminalization by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

The ECSC voided Antigua's penal-code sections that had criminalized private consensual same-sex relations (5 July 2022).