Compare LGBT Rights in Dominican Republic & North Korea

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2009
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