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LGBT rights in Sint Maarten

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Same-sex sexual activity legal?
  
Legal

Discrimination protections
  
No

Military service
  
Yes

LGBT rights in Sint Maarten

Recognition of relationships
  
Same-sex marriages performed in the Netherlands recognized

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Sint Maarten may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in Sint Maarten, but same-sex couples with Dutch nationality must travel to the Netherlands to get married and legal protection of marriage is not unconditional.

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Law regarding same-sex sexual activity

Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Sint Maarten. The age of consent is 15 and is equal for both heterosexual and homosexual intercourse.

Recognition of same-sex relationships

As part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Sint Maarten is obliged to recognize same-sex marriages registered in the other parts of the Netherlands.

In April 2015 representatives of all four constituent countries agreed that same-sex couples should have equal rights throughout the Kingdom.

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LGBT rights in Sint Maarten Wikipedia