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Title	St. Lucia: Situation and treatment of homosexuals and bisexuals
Publisher	Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Country	Saint Lucia
Publication Date	1 September 1999
Citation / Document Symbol	LCA32751.E
Reference	2
Cite as	Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, St. Lucia: Situation and treatment of homosexuals and bisexuals, 1 September 1999, LCA32751.E, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6ad5d30.html [accessed 28 May 2012]
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St. Lucia: Situation and treatment of homosexuals and bisexuals

Sources indicate that as of 1998, the last year for which information is available, homosexuality was illegal in St. Lucia, both for men and women (ILGA Bulletin July-Sept. 1998, 10; ILGA 1998; IGLHRC n.d.; The Third Pink Book 1993, 260). The Third Pink Book, which surveys the situation of homosexuals around the world, states that "homosexuals are often subjected to official and police harassment and violence" in St. Lucia (ibid.). With regard to perceptions of homosexuality among the general populace, the same source states that "there is no visible support for gay and lesbian rights" in St. Lucia (ibid.).

Additional and/or corroborating information could not be found among the sources consulted.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request

ILGA Bulletin [Brussels]. July-September 1998. Issue 3. "GLBT Human Rights Annual Report 97-98."

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC). n.d. "Sodomy Fact Sheet: A Global Overview: Criminalization and Decriminalization of Homosexual Acts." < http://www.iglhrc.org/news/factsheets/sodomy.html> [Accessed 30 Aug. 1999]

International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). 1998. World Legal Survey. <http://www.ilga.org/Information/legal_survey/americas/saint_lucia.htm> [Accessed 30 Aug. 1999]

The Third Pink Book: A Global View of Lesbian and Gay Liberation and Oppression. 1993. Edited by Aart Hendriks et al. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books.

Additional Sources Consulted

Amnesty International online.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. 1997-99.

Human Rights Watch World Report 1999.

IGLHRC Action Alert. 1993-98

Latin America Regional Reports: Caribbean and Central America Report [London]. 1996-1998.

Latinamerica Press [Lima]. Jan. 1999-Aug. 1999

Electronic sources: IRB databases; LEXIS/NEXIS; Internet

Topics: Bisexuals, Homosexuals,

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