Compare LGBT Rights in Dominican Republic & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2021
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2008
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