Compare LGBT Rights in Dominican Republic & Western Sahara

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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1822
N/A
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