Compare LGBT Rights in Dominican Republic & Egypt

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Banned
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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