Compare LGBT Rights in Dominican Republic & Haiti

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
11 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Legal
Since 1791
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2021
Sexual orientation only
Since 2014
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1822
Equal
Since 1791
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
27% Approve
73% Disapprove
5% Approve
95% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
38% Approve
62% Disapprove
10% Approve
90% Disapprove
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
10% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
32% Good place
63% Not a good place
15% Good place
69% Not a good place
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