Back معاملة المثليين في جمهورية الدومينيكان Arabic LGBT práva v Dominikánské republice Czech Homosexualität in der Dominikanischen Republik German Diversidad sexual en la República Dominicana Spanish Droits LGBT en République dominicaine French זכויות להט"ב ברפובליקה הדומיניקנית HE Položaj LGBT osoba u Dominikanskoj Republici Serbo-Croatian Quyền LGBT ở Cộng hòa Dominica Vietnamese
LGBT rights in the Dominican Republic | |
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| Status | Legal since 1822[1] |
| Discrimination protections | (see below) |
| Family rights | |
| Restrictions | Same-sex marriage constitutionally banned |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Dominican Republic do not possess the same legal protections as non-LGBT residents, and face social challenges that are not experienced by other people. While the Dominican Criminal Code does not expressly prohibit same-sex sexual relations or cross-dressing, it also does not address discrimination or harassment on the account of sexual orientation or gender identity, nor does it recognize same-sex unions in any form, whether it be marriage or partnerships. Households headed by same-sex couples are also not eligible for any of the same rights given to opposite-sex married couples, as same-sex marriage is constitutionally banned in the country.
A majority of Dominicans affiliate with the Catholic Church. As such, attitudes towards members of the LGBT community tend to reflect prevailing Catholic morals. Support for same-sex marriage was 25% according to a 2013/2014 opinion poll.[2]
- ^ State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same-sex activity between consenting adults Archived 17 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Inter-American Court endorses same-sex marriage". Agence France-Presse. Yahoo7. 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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