UK Court Overturns Trinidad Gay Sex Ban in Historic Ruling

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The UK Privy Council has formally overturned Trinidad and Tobago's laws criminalising same-sex acts.

The judgment concludes a ten-year legal challenge brought by human rights activists.

The ruling strikes down legacy colonial legislation that imposed criminal penalties on private consensual acts.

Legal observers expect the decision to influence similar legal challenges across the Commonwealth.

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