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  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
  • Changing Gender
    Ambiguous
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous

History

Homosexual activity in Dominica

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Apr 22, 1998–Sep 17, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
four to ten years in prison. Not enforced since 2012. Country just had its first pride parade.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
76crimes.wordpress.com/2014…
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Current status
(since Apr 22, 1998)
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Imprisonment of up to 5 years for "gross indecency"
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELE…
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Same-sex marriage in Dominica

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Current status
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Gay Marriage Legalization required by 2018 AICHR Ruling.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Right to change legal gender in Dominica

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Current status
Ambiguous
Legalization required under 2018 AICHR Ruling. No laws in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Same-sex adoption in Dominica

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Current status
Single only
Full legalization required under 2018 AICHR Ruling.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT discrimination in Dominica

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Current status
No protections
No Discrimination protections. Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…


hrw.org/report/2018/03/21/i…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Dominica

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Current status
No protections
Cops laugh at people who report lgbt violence.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…

hrw.org/video-photos/intera…


hrw.org/report/2018/03/21/i…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Dominica

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Current status
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Dominica

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Current status
Legal
No laws outlawing lgbt from serving.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Dominica

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Current status
Legal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Dominica

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Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Dominica

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Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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