Same-sex sexual activity legal? Legal since 2000 Recognition of
relationships No | Military service UK responsibility | |
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Discrimination protections Yes, sexual orientation only | ||
Same-sex sexual activity is legal in the Turks and Caicos Islands since 2000.
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Recognition of same-sex relationships
Turks and Caicos Islands does not recognise same-sex unions. Article 10 of the Constitution reads:
Every unmarried man and woman of marriageable age (as determined by or under any law) has the right to marry a person of the opposite sex and found a family.Discrimination protections
Article 16 of the Constitution bans discrimination based on sexual orientation.
References
LGBT rights in the Turks and Caicos Islands Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA