In Dominica, man files lawsuit claiming the country's anti-gay laws violate the constitution

A gay man in the tiny Caribbean nation of Dominica filed a legal claim challenging its laws that ban gay sex and punish same-sex relations with prison terms and psychiatric confinement, a Canada-based rights group said on Friday. Dominica is one of nine Caribbean countries that outlaw gay sex, and taking down its ban could build momentum to address the anti-gay laws throughout the region, supporters said. The challenge seeks to prove the law violates Dominica’s constitution that guarantees rights to freedom of expression, privacy and freedom from inhumane or degrading punishment.
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