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Ministries Pastor James Petty of St. Thomas, said: "We do not wish to be
America's same-sex paradise". Pastor Lennox Zamore said that he rejected the argument that legalizing same-sex marriage would benefit the local economy: "We don't want to balance our books by bringing the sex industry – whether it is same sex or not – to the Virgin Islands". Senator Buckley expressed "disappointment" in the churches, stating that they invoke the Bible only when same-sex marriage is the topic, but not for murder, rape or abuse. Eventually, the bill did not advance before Buckley left office in January 2015.
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on sex, automatically includes sexual orientation during a 2020 SCOTUS ruling. The bill passed the committee and floor stages and went to the
Governor's desk. Then in December 2022, the Governor formally signed a bill into law (effective immediately) that passed recently to explicitly include both sexual orientation and gender identity - to legally protect individuals against discrimination on the US Virgin Islands. The US Virgin Islands law addresses discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations on account of sexual orientation or gender identity. The
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instance of a petition being received for changing a gender marker. The court representatives were unable to speculate on the outcome of a petition for changing a gender marker." Transgender individuals are permitted to change their name to reflect their gender identity on official documents, including driver's licenses and birth certificates.
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268:, who must "provide consistent and equal telecommunication services to all licensees and shall not discriminate" based on a variety of reasons. In addition, the Department of Health has a personnel non-discrimination policy, forbidding discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Given the courts and agency decisions … it appears clear that the term "sex," as used in … Virgin
Islands Code, also should be interpreted to mean that in the U.S. Virgin Islands, discrimination against a transgender individual based on that person's transgender status is sex discrimination under the
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September 2022, a bill was introduced to explicitly include "sexual orientation and gender identity" to the US Virgin Islands Code (regarding discrimination protections). There has also been a debate when introduced as to it is actually needed - because under federal law that discrimination based
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to oppose the legislation and plan a petition drive that aimed to collect 50,000 signatures. The group authored a letter to V.I. officials that some of its members found objectionable because it included the suggestion that some government officials were homosexual. The group's president, New Vision
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Islands law requires each school district to "make suitable provisions for instruction in bullying prevention and gang resistance training". "Bullying prevention" is defined as "prevention and strategies for student-centered problem solving all of the following: (1) Intimidation; (2) Student
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in 1917 until specifically changed. In 1921, a new law was passed, establishing a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment for sodomy. A separate law prohibited an assault "with intent to commit ... sodomy" with a penalty of up to 15 years' imprisonment. In 1957, the law's application was extended
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There exists no statutory ban on changing the gender marker on birth certificates, though no legal regulations are known to exist to do so. The
National Center for Transgender Equality reports that "multiple representatives of the Superior Court of USVI stated that they are unaware of a single
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and other assisted reproduction services. State law recognizes the non-gestational, non-genetic parent as a legal parent of a child born via donor insemination, but only if the parents are in a legally recognized relationship (e.g. marriage).
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repealed its sodomy law. This revision formally took effect a year later. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in the U.S. Virgin
Islands since 1985, as long as it occurs between consenting adults in private. Initially, the
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Islands state that "Marriage is hereby declared to be a civil contract which may be entered into between a male and a female in accordance with the law." However, on June 30, 2015, Governor
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have evolved substantially in recent years. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1985. The region also provides explicit legal protections against discrimination for
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on June 26, 2015, which found the denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples unconstitutional, same-sex marriage became legal in the islands.
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victimization; (3) Sexual harassment; (4) Sexual violence; (5) Sexual, discrimination due to sexual orientation; and (6) Harassment."
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Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech)
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announced that the islands would comply with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in
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1033:"FDA eases blood donation requirements for gay men amid "urgent" shortage"
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Famous LGBT people from the Virgin Islands include professional boxer
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In May 2014, Senator Judi Buckley introduced draft legislation in the
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Gays, lesbians and bisexuals allowed to serve openly in the military
655:"The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States - Virgin Islands"
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Discrimination on account of sexual orientation is prohibited by
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Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services
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641:"Bryan Signs 19 Bills into Law from 34th Legislature, Vetoes 7"
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Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity
1014:"LGBTQ Community See Losses in Territory, But Reason for Hope"
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Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
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History of violence against LGBT people in the United States
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U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions
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Transgender people allowed to serve openly in the military
860:"Op-Ed: Equal Rights for the LGBTQ Community in the USVI"
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Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
761:"Buckley's same-sex marriage bill sparks fierce debate"
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Disney and Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act
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Same-sex marriage in the United States Virgin Islands
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Same-sex marriage in the United States Virgin Islands
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights
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543:Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples
334:The U.S. Virgin Islands, and particularly
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616:LGBT rights in the British Virgin Islands
1738:Florida Parental Rights in Education Act
1144:Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
1000:National Center for Transgender Equality
888:"Virgin Islands Civil Rights Commission"
842:"U.S. Virgin Islands's Equality Profile"
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141:Laws regarding same-sex sexual activity
22:LGBTQ rights in the U.S. Virgin Islands
1208:G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board
572:(Since 2020; 3-month deferral period)
284:Bullying and discrimination in schools
1895:Arnold Schwarzenegger and LGBT rights
182:Recognition of same-sex relationships
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313:Virgin Islands Civil Rights statute.
164:District Court of the Virgin Islands
1844:LGBT movements in the United States
673:"Gay rights map: Notes on the data"
480:Joint adoption by same-sex couples
1900:LGBT protests against Donald Trump
1849:LGBTQ history in the United States
1031:McNamara, Audrey (April 2, 2020).
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1078:LGBTQ rights in the United States
724:Gilbert, Ernice (June 30, 2015).
213:Legislature of the Virgin Islands
171:Legislature of the Virgin Islands
2095:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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818:Garner, James (July 24, 2014).
364:Same-sex sexual activity legal
259:Virgin Islands Civil Rights Act
1981:LGBT rights in North America
795:Ellis, Susan (July 13, 2014).
321:Gender identity and expression
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1875:Congressional Equality Caucus
759:Kane, Jenny (July 10, 2014).
519:Right to change legal gender
2220:United States Virgin Islands
162:as being too vague, but the
98:Same-sex marriage since 2015
93:Recognition of relationships
35:United States Virgin Islands
924:"Non Discrimination Policy"
606:LGBT rights in the Americas
531:Access to IVF for lesbians
299:Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
217:Civil Marriage Equality Act
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1226:303 Creative LLC v. Elenis
1149:Violence Against Women Act
252:Discrimination protections
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78:Discrimination protections
2195:Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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1733:Anti-LGBT curriculum laws
1711:Employment discrimination
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1278:("Don't ask, don't tell")
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765:Virgin Islands Daily News
730:Virgin Islands Consortium
278:Hate-Motivated Crimes Act
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2215:Turks and Caicos Islands
1625:Northern Mariana Islands
1220:Respect for Marriage Act
1155:United States v. Windsor
558:allowed to donate blood
266:Master Service Providers
228:One Voice Virgin Islands
166:rejected this argument.
1669:Conversion therapy bans
1282:Defense of Marriage Act
1248:Immigration Act of 1917
2145:British Virgin Islands
1679:Housing discrimination
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245:in vitro fertilisation
235:Adoption and parenting
2085:Saint Kitts and Nevis
1890:LGBT people in prison
1765:Domestic partnerships
1745:Public accommodations
1258:Executive Order 10450
1215:Executive Order 13988
1162:Executive Order 13672
1126:Executive Order 13087
1113:Executive Order 12968
1018:The St. Thomas Source
996:"U.S. Virgin Islands"
377:Equal age of consent
1750:Religious exemptions
1572:District of Columbia
1196:Harris Funeral Homes
1168:Obergefell v. Hodges
892:usvidoj.codemeta.com
862:. 17 September 2022.
771:on December 20, 2014
241:Obergefell v. Hodges
200:Obergefell v. Hodges
134:Obergefell v. Hodges
2100:Trinidad and Tobago
1995:Antigua and Barbuda
1635:U.S. Virgin Islands
1106:One, Inc. v. Olesen
982:The St. John Source
703:Virgin Islands Code
441:Same-sex marriages
117:U.S. Virgin Islands
2035:Dominican Republic
1784:Transgender rights
1704:Sexual orientation
1269:Bowers v. Hardwick
942:"14 V.I.C. § 3047"
876:. 2 February 2023.
799:. St. Croix Source
679:. February 5, 2014
643:. 2 February 2023.
160:Government v. John
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906:"32 V.I.C. § 646"
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