Guyana gets mandate to end South America’s last sodomy law

By Andrew M Potts / 18 September 2025

Guyana may be about to become the final country on the South American continent to decriminalise homosexuality after the country’s ruling party was returned to power with a promise to repeal the law.

President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and his People’s Progressive Party/Civic won Guyana’s general election on September 1, claiming three additional seats compared to its 2020 election result.

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