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GUERNSEY

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The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a Crown dependency and not a sovereign nation. It is an independently administered jurisdiction and a possesion of the British Crown though not part of the United Kingdom or of the European Union. Each Crown dependency has a Chief Minister as head of government. The power to pass legislation affecting the island rests ultimately with their own legislature (The States of Guernsey), with the assent of the Crown. For British nationality purposes, Guernsey is treated as part of the UK.

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Age of Consent Legislation/Cases/References
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Bailiwick

In March 2010, it was reported that Guernsey may lower the age of consent for gay men from 18 to 16 [R1.1].

In 1999, politicians voted to lower the age of consent for homosexuals from 21 to 18 [R1.2].

Guernsey has higher age of consent provisions for same-sex relations than for heterosexual relations [R1.3].

R1.1 The Advocate: Guernsey May Lower Age of Gay Consent 05 MAR 10
R1.2 BBC OnLine News: "Guernsey lowers gay sex age to 18" 28 JAN 99
BBC OnLine News: "Guernsey Votes on Gay Sex Age" 28 JAN 99
R1.3 ILGA: "State-Sponsored Homophobia" PDF 109.64kb, NOV 08
Homosexuality, Sodomy Legislation/Cases/References
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Bailiwick

In 1983, consensual sex between same-sex couples was decriminalised [R1.1].

R1.1 ILGA: "State-Sponsored Homophobia" PDF 109.64kb, fn 9 NOV 08

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