Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Dominican Republic

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 1822
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
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