Compare LGBT Rights in China & Dominican Republic

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1822
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1980
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
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