Compare LGBT Rights in Dominican Republic & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1975
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