Compare LGBT Rights in Dominican Republic & Latvia

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2021
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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