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National

In August 2009, UK MPs criticised the draft constitution for deliberately excluding gay rights and omitting reference to sexual orientation as a prohibited ground for discrimination [R1.1].

In 2008, a man was detained by police in the Cayman Islands for kissing his boyfriend [R1.2].

Following a 1998 incident in which a gay cruise liner was turned away from the Caymans, the UK Parliament passed the Caribbean Territories (Criminal Law) Order 2000, requiring the territory to abide by British equal opportrunity statutes [R1.2].

National

On 01 January 2001, consensual sex between same-sex couples was decriminalised [R1.1].

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In December 2000, an Order in Council to repeal the sodomy laws was made by Her Majesty at the Privy Council meeting on the 13 December 2000 to come into force on 1 January 2001 [R1.2].

In March 1999, a government minister said the Cayman Islands has a "mandate from God" to maintain its ban on gay sex in the face of British demands it eliminate it in return for United Kingdom citizenship [R1.3].

In January 1998, the government of British Prime Minister Tony Blair demanded that Britain's five Carribean Dependent Territories legalise gay sex [R1.4].

National

In September 2008, the Legislative Assembly approved an amendment to legislation defining marriage as between a man and a woman [R1.1].

Previously:

In July 2008, an amendment to legislation in the Cayman Islands defining marriage as between a man and a woman was expected to get support from the government and opposition. However, the proposed change to the law does not mention civil partnerships. [R1.2].