2012 / 2023
No official medical policy listed.
What the law allows
Schools — curriculumCSE in schools
Health and Family Life Education. Sexuality theme, mandated Focus on Youth, and definitional LGBT awareness.
Ministry of Education — Primary HFLE Grades 4–6 (2012)
Official sources
Caribbean. Ministry HFLE, Focus on Youth, and Director of Education remarks.
- Ministry of Health and Wellness — Maternal and Child Health Unit →
- Government of The Bahamas — Adolescent Healthcare Counseling →
- Government of The Bahamas — Ministry of Education →
- Bahamas Ministry of Education — HFLE Grades 1–3 (2012) →
- Focus on Youth Bahamas — Ministry of Education grade-6 curriculum →
- Focus on Youth FAQ — Department of Education mandate →
- Bahama Journal — Director of Education at OPM press briefing (9 Aug 2023) →
Full official record
No official medical policy listed.
The Ministry of Health Adolescent Health Centre is counseling, antenatal care, and family planning. No official pediatric pathway for puberty blockers, opposite-sex hormones, or surgery is listed.
Schools detail
The Ministry of Education’s Health and Family Life Education curriculum for Grades 1–3 (Department of Education, 2012) sets Theme 2 as Sexuality and Sexual Health. The Ministry of Education incorporated Focus on Youth into grade-6 HFLE in government primary schools; the Department of Education treats FOY as part of that subject. At the Office of the Prime Minister’s weekly press briefing on 9 August 2023, Director of Education Dominique McCartney-Russell said HFLE makes students aware of what LGBT means — definitions of what is there.