Compare LGBT Rights in Dominican Republic & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
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
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2021
Ambiguous
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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