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| Region | Dominican Republic |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | 2000 |
| Description | LGBT employment discrimination is not illegal, and Law 285-66 specifically prohibits LGBT people from serving in the police force. |
| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2019.pdf |
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Revision History (7)
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| End Date | (none) | 2000 |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| Description | Under anti discrimination laws. | LGBT employment discrimination is not illegal, and Law 285-66 specifically prohibits LGBT people from serving in the police force. |
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| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2019.pdf |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "As of the 30 of june 2021 dominican Republic decriminalised the discrimination against LGBTQI+ people"
- Status is not correct
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Sources | No | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
| Description | No Protections exists. | Under anti discrimination laws. |