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| Region | Dominican Republic |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2000 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation was probited by the General Law on Youth (Law 49/2000) and Article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In 2011 Law 135/2011 on HIV/AIDS prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Several attempts have been made to prohibit discrimination for LGBT folks since 2015 in the state legislatures but have encountered many barriers. A new penal code project has been considered since but has lingered in parliament. |
| Sources | https://juventud.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ley-general-de-juventud-49-00-ministerio-de-la-juventud-republica-dominicana.pdf https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text/244468 https://www.hivjustice.net/country/do/#:~:text=Overview,with%20imprisonment%20for%20twenty%20years. https://listindiario.com/la-republica/2015/12/03/398800/sentencia-del-tc-declara-nulo-nuevo-codigo-penal.html https://web.archive.org/web/20161231054254/http://www.cdn.com.do/noticias/nacional/2016/07/28/podrian-imponer-penas-de-40-a-60-anos-de-carcel-por-asesinar-miembros-lgbt/ |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. Sources for all laws mentioned, and source making note of pending legislation in parliament
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| Description | Protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation was probited by the General Law on Youth (Law 49/2000) and Article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In 2011 Law 135/2011 on HIV/AIDS prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. | Protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation was probited by the General Law on Youth (Law 49/2000) and Article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In 2011 Law 135/2011 on HIV/AIDS prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Several attempts have been made to prohibit discrimination for LGBT folks since 2015 in the state legislatures but have encountered many barriers. A new penal code project has been considered since but has lingered in parliament. |
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| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf | https://juventud.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ley-general-de-juventud-49-00-ministerio-de-la-juventud-republica-dominicana.pdf https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text/244468 https://www.hivjustice.net/country/do/#:~:text=Overview,with%20imprisonment%20for%20twenty%20years. https://listindiario.com/la-republica/2015/12/03/398800/sentencia-del-tc-declara-nulo-nuevo-codigo-penal.html https://web.archive.org/web/20161231054254/http://www.cdn.com.do/noticias/nacional/2016/07/28/podrian-imponer-penas-de-40-a-60-anos-de-carcel-por-asesinar-miembros-lgbt/ |
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| Value | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2000 |
| Description | All discrimination is illegal. | Protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation was probited by the General Law on Youth (Law 49/2000) and Article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In 2011 Law 135/2011 on HIV/AIDS prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. |
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- Newer law has been passed "https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/31/dominican-republic-submission-un-committee-rights-child#:~:text=But%20the%20Dominican%20Republic's%20Chamber,further%20approved%20by%20the%20Senate."
- Newer law has been passed "https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/r-dominicana-lgtbi_diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096"
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
| Description | Under anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation only. | All discrimination is illegal. |
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- Newer law has been passed "The new penal code approved in 2021 removed sexual orientation and gender identity from the laws against discrimination "
- Status is not correct "As of the 30 of june 2021 dominican Republic decriminalised the discrimination against LGBTQI+ people"
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- Status is not correct "The map seems to say DR has no discrimination protections."
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| Sources | No | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Description | Hate crimes law to include sexual orientation pending. | Under anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation only. |
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| Description | Only under hate crimes. | Hate crimes law to include sexual orientation pending. |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Description | No | Only under hate crimes. |