Antigua & Barbuda High Court strikes down ‘buggery’ and ‘indecency’ laws imposed by British during colonial period
‘Pivotal victory for human rights,’ says HDT
UN rules that criminalisation of same-sex intimacy between women violates key rights treaty
Major legal precedent could affect millions of lesbian & bisexual women
BLOG: 500 years outlawing LGBT people – a history of criminalisation
To mark LGBT History Month 2022, the Trust' new timeline chronicles the evolution of the criminalisation (and decriminalisation) of same-sex activity.
Partial victory as Singapore Court of Appeal reinforces moratorium on arrests of men engaging in same-sex sexual acts
Singapore falls short of completely removing discriminatory colonial-era law from the books
Over 500 years of outlawing LGBT people
Human Dignity Trust launches digital timeline showing global history of criminalisation of same-sex activity
A Decade Defending Dignity
Marking our 10-year anniversary
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