Saint Lucia - Universal Periodic Review - LGBTIQ+ Rights - July 2025
Country: Saint Lucia
Partners: Khaleem Ali
Issues: LGBTIQ+ Rights
Mechanism: UN Universal Periodic Review
Report Type: Stakeholder Report
The criminalization of consensual same-sex sexual activity between adult men leaves sexual and gender minorities at serious risk of harm and systematic exclusion.
St. Lucia lacks laws that permit transgender individuals to legally change their gender. Transgender individuals who engage in sexual activity with cisgender people of a different gender (e.g., transgender women who have sex with cisgender men) may fall victim to the law criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual activity between adult men.
Anti-LGBTI+ discrimination remains a pervasive issue in St. Lucian society, manifesting in various forms, including societal stigma and exclusion against individuals based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender expression. While there have been incremental steps toward fostering awareness and inclusivity, entrenched prejudices continue to hinder progress. Comprehensive legislative and policy reforms, coupled with public education campaigns, are crucial to mitigating discrimination and promoting equal rights for LGBTI+ individuals in St. Lucia.
In this report, we use the acronym LGBTI+ to refer to individuals who self-identify as
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or intersex. These terms necessarily do not include
everyone who may experience violations of their human rights on the basis of their real or
perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and/or sex characteristics
("SOGIESC"), which is why we also include a "+" with the acronym. Any use of a
modified acronym is intentional in that we are speaking only about certain members of the
LGBTI+ population.
