Dominican Republic's high court to review laws banning gay sex among police and armed forces
The Dominican Republic does not ban same-sex conduct by private individuals.
August 30, 2024
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The Dominican Republic does not ban same-sex conduct by private individuals.
In the past, the law has been used to arrest dozens of people in what critics have called a “gay witch-hunt.”
Four others have been arrested under the new law passed in May.
Human Rights Watch's Hala Maurice Guindy tells how LGBTQ+ individuals face ongoing human rights abuses in the Middle East and North Africa due to the criminalization of same-sex relations. Laws may seem vague, but they are used to persecute and harass. How can we ensure genuine equality and protection for all members of the LGBTQ+ community?
The historic decriminalization of same-sex conduct in Dominica joins a growing global trend, disproving the notion that such measures are "Western imposed" and affirming that the decriminalization of same-sex intimacy is a universal human rights imperative, writes Human Rights Watch's Cristian González Cabrera.
Opinion: Telling women to have more children opens the proverbial bedroom door to the eventual overturning of Lawrence v. Texas, writes John Casey.
Same-sex relations are already illegal in the country.
Marriage equality and same-sex sexual relations are illegal in the country.
New legislation will pardon those convicted for consensual same-sex relations.
The bill calls for lifetime prison sentences and the death penalty for same-sex sexual relations.
The controversial law punishes same-sex sexual relations with life imprisonment or death in some cases.
Same-sex sexual relations are illegal in the country, and those found guilty of it face seven years in prison.
The Tennessee Christian Preparatory School's handbook lists same-sex sexual relations along with bestiality and incest as sins of immorality.
The bill would outlaw all same-sex relations, and imprison those who identify as LGBTQ+ or form pro-LGBTQ+ groups.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is among those calling for an end to India's Section 377, which criminalizes same-sex relations.
If Greek parliament members are upset to learn Alexander the Great had same-sex relations, we have some bad news for them about Greek history.
The popular dating app added a safety feature that brings up a travel alert when LGBTQ users visit one of the over 70 countries that have criminalized same-sex relations.
Some of these cities welcome LGBTQ+ travelers while others punish same-sex sexual relations with the death penalty.