Compare LGBT Rights in Dominican Republic & Palau

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 2008
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 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2025
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1822
Equal
Since 2014
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
27% Approve
73% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
38% Approve
62% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
32% Good place
63% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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