However, unlike Belize, Guyana's Constitution contains a 'savings clause', which protects laws inherited by the former British Empire from constitutional review, even if these laws run counter to fundamental human rights. Because Belize and Guyana (and all member states of CARICOM) share an identical jurisprudence, Guyana's buggery ban is also unconstitutional. In August 2016, the Belize Supreme Court struck down Belize's sodomy ban as unconstitutional. Recently, there have been efforts to decriminalise homosexual acts. Under the laws of Guyana, engaging in anal or oral sex can carry a possible punishment of life imprisonment. Guyana is the only country in South America, and the only country in the Americas outside the Caribbean, where homosexual acts (as well as heterosexual anal and oral sex) are still illegal. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Guyana face legal challenges not experienced by non- LGBT residents. No, but cross-dressing is legal since 2018 2 years in prison for gross indecency between men, 10 years in prison for attempted buggery, life in prison for buggery (Not enforced)
