Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Dominican Republic

Equality Index ?
33 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1822
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1999
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1998
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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