{"id":42622,"date":"2016-08-10T16:20:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T20:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/belize-supreme-court-strikes-down-last-remaining-gay-sex-ban-in-central-america\/"},"modified":"2016-08-10T16:20:51","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T20:20:51","slug":"belize-supreme-court-strikes-down-last-remaining-gay-sex-ban-in-central-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/belize-supreme-court-strikes-down-last-remaining-gay-sex-ban-in-central-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Belize Supreme Court Strikes Down Last Remaining Gay Sex Ban in Central America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Belize Supreme Court Strikes Down Last Remaining Gay Sex Ban in Central America<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Mundo_Maya_Meso-America.png?resize=740%2C614\" alt=\"Mundo_Maya,_Meso-America\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Mundo_Maya_Meso-America.png?resize=1024%2C850 1024w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Mundo_Maya_Meso-America.png?resize=300%2C249 300w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Mundo_Maya_Meso-America.png?resize=768%2C637 768w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Mundo_Maya_Meso-America.png?w=1480 1480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>Belize&rsquo;s&nbsp;Supreme Court has struck down the nation&rsquo;s <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> ban, bringing to an end anti-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> law that was a holdover from the British colonial era.<\/p>\n<p>The ban was reportedly the last such anti-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> law in Central America.<\/p>\n<p>News of the ruling first broke on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We won on all counts. Speechless. Omg. Speechless<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UniBAM Belize (@UNIBAMSupport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNIBAMSupport\/status\/763429914431332352\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Belize?src=hash\">#Belize<\/a>: Chief Justice rules in favor of Caleb Orozco &#128248; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveFM?src=hash\">#LoveFM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Belice?src=hash\">#Belice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Biz?src=hash\">#Biz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBT?src=hash\">#LGBT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GysCYu6zid\">pic.twitter.com\/GysCYu6zid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mardo A. L. Urbina (@MALUrbina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MALUrbina\/status\/763431228523552768\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Belize: Claimant Caleb Orozco celebrates as Supreme Court kills last remaining <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> ban in Central America&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n15c4HMv0W\">t.co\/n15c4HMv0W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andr&eacute;s Duque (@Blabbeando) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Blabbeando\/status\/763432386117922816\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">News just in from Belize: court rules anti-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> criminal laws unconstitutional. A major victory for human rights! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4yIQfCQffQ\">pic.twitter.com\/4yIQfCQffQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; T&eacute;a Braun (@TeaBraun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeaBraun\/status\/763431445117493248\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Proud of advocates &amp; the Supreme Court in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Belize?src=hash\">#Belize<\/a>, striking down so-called &#8220;sodomy&#8221; law <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedomtomarry\">@freedomtomarry<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VvkckqbrFL\">t.co\/VvkckqbrFL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evan Wolfson (@evanwolfson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evanwolfson\/status\/763437505395953664\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Background on the case which challenged ban <a href=\"http:\/\/www.humandignitytrust.org\/pages\/OUR%20WORK\/Cases\/Belize\">via Human Dignity Trust:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Belize&rsquo;s Criminal Code (Section 53) criminalises &ldquo;carnal intercourse against the order of nature&rdquo; which includes consensual sexual conduct between adult <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">males<\/a> in private. The law, which though rarely used carries a ten-year prison sentence, disproportionately impacts on the lives of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>. Caleb Orozco, a Belizean <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> and a prominent human rights defender, launched a challenge to Section 53 in the Supreme Court of Belize. The case was heard in May 2013 and judgment was reserved by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p>The criminalisation of consensual <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">male<\/a> homosexual conduct is a legacy of British colonial rule. A total of 77 jurisdictions around the world still make same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> intimacy a crime. Of these countries, 39 are within the Commonwealth and this includes all-but-one (the Bahamas) of the countries in the Commonwealth Caribbean. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<p>Mr Orozco, supported by the Human Rights Interested Parties, seeks a declaration that s. 53 violates the Constitution to the extent it criminalises consensual adult conduct in private. He requests the Court to &ldquo;read down&rdquo; s. 53 so as not to apply to such conduct. The section would remain in force to cover non-consensual <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> with a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">male<\/a> or <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> with an animal, since neither of these is currently covered under other provisions of the Criminal Code.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/08\/belize-gay-sex-ban\/\">Belize Supreme Court Strikes Down Last Remaining Gay Sex Ban in Central America<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=kFdO_kF6D0Y:_V84AnDQH20:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=kFdO_kF6D0Y:_V84AnDQH20:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=kFdO_kF6D0Y:_V84AnDQH20:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=kFdO_kF6D0Y:_V84AnDQH20:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=kFdO_kF6D0Y:_V84AnDQH20:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=kFdO_kF6D0Y:_V84AnDQH20:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=kFdO_kF6D0Y:_V84AnDQH20:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/kFdO_kF6D0Y\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/kFdO_kF6D0Y\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/kFdO_kF6D0Y\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belize Supreme Court Strikes Down Last Remaining Gay Sex Ban in Central America Belize&rsquo;s&nbsp;Supreme Court has struck down the nation&rsquo;s <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> ban, bringing to an end anti-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> law that was a holdover from the British colonial era. 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