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# What's life like for LGBTQ people in the Dominican Republic?
- URL: https://www.gtv.blue/dominican-republic/
- Published: 2025-12-14T00:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-26T12:01:45.000Z
- Description: Let’s take a look at some of the key equality indicators.
- Author: Gareth Johnson
- Tags: An LGBTQ Guide to the World

What’s life like for LGBTQ people in the Dominican Republic? Let’s take a look at some of the key equality indicators.

### Is homosexuality legal in the Dominican Republic?

Yes. Homosexuality was decriminalised in 1822.The age-of-consent is equal.

### Are there anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in the Dominican Republic?

No. There are no anti-discrimination protections that prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexuality.

### Is there Marriage Equality in the Dominican Republic?

No. There is no legal recognition of same-sex relationships.The country’s constitution was amended in 2010 to explicitly limit marriage to opposite-sex couples.

The Dominican Republic is legally bound by the 2018 Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling, which held that same-sex marriage is a human right protected by the American Convention on Human Rights. This has not yet translated into reality for LGBTQ people in the Dominican Republic.

### What’s life like for LGBTQ people in the Dominican Republic?

The Dominican Republic is a socially conservative country. The Catholic Church plays a strong role in shaping public opinion.

Homophobia is widely present.

Attitudes are however gradually changing, and the Dominican Republic appears to be becoming a more welcoming and accepting place in relation to LGBTQ people.

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