LGBT rights in the Dominican Republic
- LGBT rights in the Dominican Republic
Homosexuality in the Dominican Republic is legal, by national law. The age of consent is equalized regardless of sexual orientation to 18.
Even though it is legal, there is still major discrimination against LGBT members of the society. This is mainly due to the strict Catholic status of the country. Although homosexuality is not generally accepted, hate crimes are rare as they are prosecutable under Dominican law.
In the summer of 2006, several gay clubs and bars in the capital Santo Domingo were shut down. [ [http://blabbeando.blogspot.com/2006/06/dominican-republic-gay-bars-shut-down.html Blabbeando: Dominican Republic: Gay bars shut down ] ] However, the case came in front of a local judge who ruled the closing as unlawful due to the policies of no-discrimination.
Notes
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Outline of the Dominican Republic — … Wikipedia
Human rights in the United States — In 1776, Thomas Jefferson proposed a philosophy of human rights inherent to all people in the Declaration of Independence, asserting that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that… … Wikipedia
Droits des personnes LGBT en République dominicaine — En République dominicaine, les relations sexuelles tant entre hommes qu entre femmes sont légales[1]. Les couples homosexuels n ont pas droit aux protections légales dont disposent les couples mariés hétérosexuels. La majorité sexuelle sans… … Wikipédia en Français
List of LGBT rights by region — List of LGBT rights by region, including nation states, commonwealths, and other regions.Africa*Algeria *Angola *Benin *Botswana *Burkina Faso *Burundi *Cameroon *Cape Verde *Central African Republic *Chad *Comoros *Congo (Brazzaville) *Congo… … Wikipedia
Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Democratic Republic of the Congo This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo … Wikipedia
Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Telephones main lines in use: 20,000 (2000), 36,000 (1995) Telephones mobile cellular: 2,600 000 (2005), 15,000 (2000), 10,000 (1995) Telephone system: general assessment: poor domestic: barely adequate wire and microwave radio relay service in… … Wikipedia
Republic of Ireland — This article is about the sovereign state. For the island, see Ireland. For other uses, see Republic of Ireland (disambiguation). Ireland[a] Éire (Irish) … Wikipedia
Republic of Macedonia — For other uses, see Macedonia. Republic of Macedonia Република Македонија Republika Makedonija … Wikipedia
The Bahamas — This article is about the country. For the Canadian singer guitarist, see Bahamas (musician). Commonwealth of the Bahamas … Wikipedia
Republic of China — This article is about the sovereign state on Taiwan since 1949. For the territories currently governed by the Republic of China, see Taiwan and List of islands of the Republic of China. Not to be confused with the People s Republic of China.… … Wikipedia
