Current Version
Region | Dominican Republic |
Issue | Serving openly in military |
Status | Illegal |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | In 2012 the newspaper El Caribe cited the Minister of the Armed Forces as saying that "presence of homosexuals in their ranks" was prohibited by law. |
Sources | https://www.refworld.org/docid/527a3f024.html |
Revision History (4)
Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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Value | Legal | Illegal |
Description | In 2012 the newspaper El Caribe cited the Minister of the Armed Forces as saying that "presence of homosexuals in their ranks" was prohibited by law. | |
Sources | https://www.refworld.org/docid/527a3f024.html |
Old Value | New Value | |
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Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal |
Description | Dosent have military. | |
Sources | No |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "Law 285-66
n Law 285-66 prohibits police officers from engaging in
sodomy, punishable by up to two years in prison. The law
essentially prohibits LGBT people from serving as members
of the police force.
n In 2014, National Police Chief Manuel Castro affirmed
this interpretation, stating that the law prohibits LGBT people
from becoming members of the police force. "
- Status is not correct
Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Description | No | Dosent have military. |