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Grenada
Grenada is a tiny island nation in the Eastern Caribbean known primarily for exporting nutmeg. Its first leader after independence from Britain in 1974 was the autocratic UFO enthusiast Sir[note 1] Eric Gairy. A Marxist government came to power in a coup d'état while Gairy was abroad and stayed in office for 4½ years, until Ronald Reagan ordered U.S. Marines to invade the islands.
The US administration believed that a Cuban and Soviet "plot" to build a new airport in a country with fewer residents than Allentown, Pennsylvania, posed an egregious threat to the safety and national security of the world's greatest superpower. Multiparty politics were re-established in late 1984, and Grenada has been more-or-less democratic since then. They learned their lesson from the Empire and have not elected a left-wing government since the ill-fated revolution.
Human rights[edit]
Homosexuality is illegal in Grenada. Same-sex sexual activity between men is criminalized under the Criminal Code, with penalties of up to ten years' imprisonment.[1] Although these laws are not generally enforced, instances of intimidation, harassment, and stigmatization of sexual and gender minorities are commonplace.[2]
Grenada does not recognize same-sex marriage or partnerships.[1]
There are no legal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in Grenada.[1]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Knighted on the recommendation of… himself.
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.equaldex.com/region/grenada LGBT Rights in Granada (accessed January 13, 2025)
- ↑ They Can Harass Us Because of the Laws Human Rights Watch, 2023