LGBTQ+ rights activist Jason Jones has delivered a defiant message to religious critics following his landmark Privy Council victory over Trinidad and Tobago’s laws criminalising consensual same-sex intimacy.
Responding to religious opposition and biblical references to Sodom and Gomorrah, Jones reportedly insisted that what consenting adults do in private is nobody else’s business.
“This is about body autonomy. What we do in the privacy of our bedrooms is our business. Get out of our bedrooms,” Jones was quoted as saying.
The outspoken activist described Trinidad and Tobago as a “callaloo nation” that must embrace all its citizens, regardless of sexual orientation.
His comments follow the Privy Council’s historic ruling on Tuesday, 10 November, overturning criminal prohibitions on consensual same-sex intimacy between adults.
Jones is now calling for broader constitutional and legislative reforms to eliminate discrimination and strengthen equality protections.
While the judgment represents a major victory for LGBTQ+ rights, the wider debate over religion, personal freedom and equality remains far from settled.