Saint Lucia’s court has struck down colonial-era sodomy laws, decriminalizing same-sex relations and securing a landmark LGBTQ rights victory that boosts equality and welcomes all visitors.

L GBTQ+ travelers vacationing in at least one Caribbean country can now breathe easier with the knowledge that it’s no longer a crime for them to have sex there.

A court in Saint Lucia overturned laws criminalizing same-sex relations last month. The colonial-era laws had prescribed up to ten years in prison for offenders, but the enforcement of the law had been virtually non-existent in recent years. Still, LGBTQ+ rights activists are counting the decision as a win, considering the mere existence, rather than enforcement, of such laws to be obstacles to the country’s LGBTQ+ community.

“The mere exis

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