Entry #21451: Bathroom access in Dominican Republic

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RegionDominican Republic
IssueBathroom access
StatusPartially restricted
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn Dominican Republic, there is no laws restricting trans people rights to have access to the bathroom based on their gender identity rather than their assigned sex at birth. However, trans people have been arrested under vague laws against public decency.
Sourceshttps://juventud.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ley-general-de-juventud-49-00-ministerio-de-la-juventud-republica-dominicana.pdf
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/dominican-republic#report-toc__section-6__subsection-6


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ValueNo explicit protectionsPartially restricted
DescriptionIn Dominican Republic, there is no laws restricting trans people rights to have access to the bathroom based on their gender identity rather than their assigned sex at birth.In Dominican Republic, there is no laws restricting trans people rights to have access to the bathroom based on their gender identity rather than their assigned sex at birth. However, trans people have been arrested under vague laws against public decency.
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In Dominican Republic, there is no laws restricting trans people rights to have access to the bathroom based on their gender identity rather than their assigned sex at birth. However, trans people have been arrested under vague laws against public decency.
Sourceshttps://juventud.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ley-general-de-juventud-49-00-ministerio-de-la-juventud-republica-dominicana.pdfhttps://juventud.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ley-general-de-juventud-49-00-ministerio-de-la-juventud-republica-dominicana.pdf
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/dominican-republic#report-toc__section-6__subsection-6
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https://juventud.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ley-general-de-juventud-49-00-ministerio-de-la-juventud-republica-dominicana.pdf https://juventud.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ley-general-de-juventud-49-00-ministerio-de-la-juventud-republica-dominicana.pdf https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/dominican-republic#report-toc__section-6__subsection-6

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StatusNo explicit protections
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn Dominican Republic, there is no laws restricting trans people rights to have access to the bathroom based on their gender identity rather than their assigned sex at birth.
Sourceshttps://juventud.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ley-general-de-juventud-49-00-ministerio-de-la-juventud-republica-dominicana.pdf