LGBT rights in the Cayman Islands | |
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Status | Legal since 2001;[1] unequal age of consent |
Gender identity | No |
Military | Allowed to serve openly in the British Armed Forces |
Discrimination protections | No |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships | Civil Partnerships since 2020 |
Adoption | Yes |
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LGBTQ+ rights in the Cayman Islands are regarded as some of the most progressive in the Caribbean. While the British territory still has a long way to go, it continues to relax its stance on this subject. Both male and female types of same-sex sexual activity are legal in the Cayman Islands. Same-sex unions became legal in 2020.
A former Premier of the Cayman Islands, Wayne Panton, voiced his support for LGBTQ+ individuals shortly after being elected to Parliament, and, along with other members of Parliament, participated in the Cayman Islands’ first gay pride parade in July 2021.[2] His staunch support of the community has been praised by many in the Caymanian public, who in the past have criticised the government for their unprofessional and often ill-mannered attitude towards this community.[3]
On 29 March 2019, the Chief Justice of the Cayman Islands issued a ruling declaring the territory's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. However, the ruling was stayed and then overturned by the Court of Appeal on 7 November 2019. The Court of Appeal called on the Cayman Government to implement civil unions or a legal equivalent, and ordered the Government of the United Kingdom to step in if the Cayman Government failed to do so. A civil partnership law was enacted on 4 September 2020.[4][5] In March 2022, a London court in the UK upheld the legal ban on same-sex marriage.[6]
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