Can gay couples go to st lucia

Can We Hold Hands Here?

That gorgeous ad of a couple holding hands on the beach in the lush, mountainous Caribbean nation of St. Lucia? Oh, it looks so nice, honey, let’s book it!

Chances are if that’s the extent of your decision-making process, you are heterosexual. Sight unseen, I guarantee that the couple in the photo is straight—also probably white, blond and under 40, but that’s a other article.

For just about anyone in the lesbian, same-sex attracted, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) collective like myself, the ad may possess gotten our attention, especially in the dead of winter in New York City, but the decision to see is much more complex. Will my partner and I be welcome? Can we hold hands or even just sit together on the beach without attracting unwanted attention? Would we be subject to assessment, eye-rolling, harassment or worse?

LGBTQ people living in St. Lucia face legal challenges not experienced by others. Acts of “gross indecency” are punishable by up to ten years imprisonment. While these laws may infrequently be invoked among locals and certainly never against Western visitors—a critical provider of revenue—the laws have a chilling effect on the local community an can gay couples go to st lucia

St Lucia

Terrorism  

There is a lofty threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK interests and British nationals, including from groups and individuals who view the UK and British nationals as targets. Stay attentive of your surroundings at all times.

UK Counter Terrorism Policing has information and advice on staying safe abroad and what to undertake in the event of a terrorist attack. Find out how to lessen your risk from terrorism while abroad. 

Terrorism in St Lucia 

Although there’s no recent history of terrorism in St Lucia, attacks cannot be ruled out. 

Crime 

Large-scale events

Most visits are trouble free but robberies and opportunistic crime may occur during the periods of and around large-scale events such as the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival in May and Saint Lucia Carnival in July.  If you are attending a large-scale event take aware precautions and be aware of your surroundings at all times. Avoid highlighting jewellery or valuable items that may attract attention of criminals. Do not leave your drinks unattended, practice caution at crowded events and have a clear plan to return home safely after attending any events.

Crime and assault

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The Honorable Dominic Fedee visited New York this month with his marketing and public relations team to launch a new campaign for St. Lucia and to convince Americans that this lush Caribbean nation was not affected by recent hurricanes. The small country depends on tourism, and he asserts that “The best way to help the Caribbean is to visit the Caribbean.”

In St. Lucia, as in a number of Caribbean countries, same-sex relations between men are illegal though there are no laws against lesbians. We caught up with Minister Fedee to ask him whether LGBTQ visitors are welcome in St. Lucia. The interview, below, is part of a series with senior tourism leaders about LGBTQ travelers, including our recent interview with Jamaican Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, MP.

Interview with the Honorable Dominic Fedee, Saint Lucia’s Minister of Tourism, Information and Broadcasting by Ed Salvato

ManAboutWorld: Sometimes the LGBTQ media cites the Caribbean as an example of a region that is unfriendly or unwelcoming for gay travelers. Would you say LGBTQ traveler are welcome in St. Lucia?

Dominic Fedee: Well, everyone is welcome in St. Lucia. Absolutely. I can tell you there is a comp

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Same-sex marriage in Saint Lucia

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Same-sex marriage in Saint Lucia is unrecognized.

No recognition of same-sex marriage.

The Domestic Violence Perform 2022 states that “cohabitant” means a person who resides or resided with another person as a couple although not married to each other.

It defines “domestic relationship” as relations between an applicant and a respondent where the applicant and respondent: (b) are or were cohabitants; (f) are or were in an engagement, dating or visiting relationship; (g) share or joint the same household or residence; or (h) are in or have been in a relationship determined by the
court to be a domestic relationship.

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Saint Lucia court strikes down laws punishing gay sex, rights groups say

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia — A Saint Lucia court on Tuesday struck down laws that had criminalized same-sex relations in the Caribbean island nation with up to a decade behind bars, local LGBTQ rights organizations in the region said on Tuesday.

A ruling from the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, headquartered in Saint Lucia’s capital Castries, said two sections of the country’s criminal code that banned “gross indecency” and “buggery” were unconstitutional, according to rights groups.

The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality, a network of local rights groups, said the decision marked a fourth major victory in a regional doubt, following similar a wave of similar legal changes in 2022.

“ECADE celebrates this historic win affirming the dignity of LGBTQ+ people in Saint Lucia,” it said in a upload on X.

The Caribbean nations of Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis all struck down similar laws prohibiting gay sex in 2022, and Dominica also decriminalized same-sex acts last year.

Though Trinidad and Tobago was among the first Eastern Caribbean nations to decriminalize gay s