Compare LGBT Rights in Dominican Republic & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
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8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Restricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2021
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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