<p>Si bien la República Dominicana puede no ser el epicentro de la cultura LGBTQ en el Caribe, tiene una floreciente escena gay, concentrada principalmente en áreas urbanas como Santo Domingo. El Malecón de Santo Domingo cuenta con lugares como el Club Arena que te mantendrán bailando durante horas. El Conde, en la Zona Colonial de Santo Domingo, es un lugar donde puedes encontrarte con personas abiertamente queer, aunque la cultura tradicional del machismo sigue siendo fuerte. No te pierdas los eventos Draguéalo, que celebran el drag, la moda, la autoexpresión y la diversidad en todo el país. Anualmente en Santo Domingo se celebra un desfile del orgullo gay en julio.</p>
<h2>Resorts amigables con LGBTQ</h2>
<p class="gt-block gt-block"><br>La República Dominicana ofrece una variedad de alojamientos aptos para LGBTQ. En Punta Cana, encontrarás una variedad de resorts, algunos de los cuales son específicamente gay-friendly. Estos complejos turísticos con todo incluido atienden a turistas norteamericanos que buscan unas vacaciones relajantes con servicios incluidos. Muchos de estos resorts también organizan fiestas junto a la piscina y eventos especiales para que su estadía sea inolvidable.</p>

Escena LGBTQ

<p>Para los viajeros LGBTQ destacan dos puntos principales en República Dominicana:</p>
<h2>Santo Domingo</h2>
<p>Santo Domingo, la capital, es una de las ciudades más antiguas del Caribe. Explore la histórica Zona Colonial con edificios que datan del siglo XVI, incluida la primera catedral construida en el "Nuevo Mundo". Visite el Alcázar de Colón y el museo, que fue la residencia de un miembro de la familia de Cristóbal Colón. Santo Domingo también ofrece una vibrante vida nocturna en la zona de vida nocturna de Conde.</p>
<h2>Punta Cana</h2>
<p>Punta Cana es un paraíso turístico con numerosos hoteles y complejos turísticos que atienden a los turistas. Disfrute de deportes acuáticos, snorkel, natación y buceo, o simplemente relájese en un hotel resort con fiestas junto a la piscina y eventos especiales.</p>
<h2>Vida Nocturna y Entretenimiento</h2>
<p>Santo Domingo cuenta con una vibrante vida nocturna, especialmente a lo largo de la franja de vida nocturna Conde en la Zona Colonial. En Punta Cana, si bien puede que no haya una animada vida nocturna gay, muchos hoteles turísticos organizan fiestas y eventos especiales. El bar y club Coco Bongo Caribbean, famoso por su vida nocturna en Cancún y Playa del Carmen, tiene una ubicación cerca de Punta Cana y ofrece fiestas nocturnas.</p>

Debes visitar

<p>Aunque la República Dominicana es un destino turístico popular, es esencial ser cauteloso, especialmente fuera de las principales zonas turísticas. Si bien la mayoría de los hoteles son aptos para LGBTQ, tenga cuidado y utilice áreas bien iluminadas cuando viaje con su pareja. El país tiene una "policía turística" dedicada a la protección de los extranjeros, que ofrece un servicio más receptivo que la policía nacional.</p>
<p>La República Dominicana es un destino vibrante que da la bienvenida a los viajeros LGBTQ. Experimente la diversidad, la cultura y la belleza natural de este encantador país mientras disfruta de los puntos de acceso LGBTQ y un ambiente cálido y acogedor.</p>

Consejos de seguridad para viajes

On 25 September, Cuba held a referendum on the development of a new family code that includes provisions that would legalise same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption.  Article 30 and 31 allow for same-sex adoption and explicitly grant the right to couples using forms of assisted reproductive technology.  On 26 September, the President of the Cuban National Electoral Council confirmed that the referendum had passed with 66.87% of the vote. They also confirmed the result is valid and binding. The law will come into effect upon formal confirmation, expected 30 September.

The ability for same-sex couples to legally adopt a child.

No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples. Legalization pending.

The Age of Consent is currently legal in Cuba.

The difference between legal age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex.

Donating blood a is legal with no deferral after sex.

The ability for MSMs (men who have sex with men) to donate blood or tissue for organ transplants. A deferral period refers to a waiting time before a man can donate after having sex.

In Cuba, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.

Censorship or prohibition of discussing, promoting, or teaching LGBTQ+ topics in media, schools, and in the general public.

According to ILGA official data as of October 2023, the gender marker on identity documents can only be changed if the applicant has undergone gender affirmation surgery. The petitioner must submit their request for a change of gender marker before the Civil Section of the Local Court. Next, the request is submitted to the National Commission for Comprehensive Attention to Trans People, together with the medical certification that the petitioner has undergone surgery. The following evidence must be accredited before the court: (1) the summary of the clinical records, (2) the descriptive medical criteria of the surgery with emphasis on its irreversibility, (3) a document confirming the intervention signed by the CENESEX, and (4) photographic records from before and after the intervention. <br />
<br />
Gender affirming surgery and hormonal treatment are provided and covered by the national health system since 2008 (Resolution No. 126).<br />
<br />
Since 2022, transgender people can change their name through self-determination. Instruction #1 of 2022 of the Ministry of Justice repealed Instruction #1 of 2012 that made the name change for trans people subject to a change of sex, following genital adjustment surgery.

Legal recognition of sex reassignment by permitting a change of legal gender on an individual's birth certificate.

According to ilga.org. Conversion therapy ban pending.

Legal status of conducting sexual orientation changing therapy ("ex-gay" therapy)

Constitutional protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity have been instituted.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity in employment, including hiring, promotion, termination, harassment, etc.

Medical and psychological support designed to help individuals transition to the gender they identify with, including hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and surgeries.

Private, non-commercial sexual relations between same-sex consenting adults 16 and over have been legal in Cuba since 1979. Prior to 1979, a provision in the Social Defense code  labeled "homosexual practices" as a "social threat". This prior code did not technically criminalize homosexuality but left LGBT folks in a state of limbo as they were de-facto prosecuted and some even sent to labor camps in post-revolutionary Cuba.

Consensual sexual activity between individuals of the same sex.

The shaping of Cuban law is one of U.S and Spanish influence. Products of it's time as a colony and subsequent military intervention, the Civil Defense Code in 1936 ommitted previous provisions that criminalized homosexuality remanants from Cuba's colonized ruins. This did not mean LGBT Cubans did not face persecution though. Despite no laws that expressely criminalized private same-sex sexual relations, LGBT Cubans were still targeted, leaving the status of same-sex relations in a state of limbo until it's re-clarification in 1979.

Prior to the Spanish colonization of Cuba, no laws governed Cuban soil. History of indigenous Tainos may have shown some limited tolerance of "two-spirt" or gender diverse individuals akin to LGBT folks in modern day society, but these links are too thin to draw. The near non-existent archival of Taino culture does not help. In 1521, Cuba was incorporated into New Spain and with it governed from the Viceroyalty based in Mexico City. Cuba was recognized as a province of the Spanish empire, which granted it the same rights as any other province in Peninsular Spain, bearing the brunt of colonial anti-sodomy laws in place at the time.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity when applying for housing or discrimination by landlords / property owners.

Medical interventions performed on intersex infants to alter their genital appearance to conform to typical male or female standards, often without the informed consent of the child who is too young to participate in the decision-making process.

On 25 September, Cuba held a referendum on the development of a new family code that includes provisions that would legalise same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption.  On 26 September, the President of the Cuban National Electoral Council confirmed that the referendum had passed with 66.87% of the vote.  They also confirmed the result is valid and binding.  The law will come into effect upon formal confirmation, expected 30 September. 

Marriage and marriage recognition between two people of the same biological sex and/or gender identity.

The Cuban Constitution does not ban same sex marriage, but other statutory laws do prohibit it. Article 2 of the Family Code defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman - an amendment drafted in 2018 would have changed this but was rejected. Further consultation on changes to the Family Code are ongoing in 2022.

Since 2016, serving openly in the military has been legalized. 

The ability for homosexuals to serve in the military and be open about their sexuality.

Legal recognition of non-binary, genderqueer, or third gender identities.

Caribbean

Dominican Republic

dominican-republic-780382-1920

República Dominicana · Hoteles

beach-5990648-1920-e1614779814680

República Dominicana Tours Gay

Catalonia Santo Domingo

Le Sivory By PortBlue Boutique

Le Sivory Punta Cana By PortBlue Boutique

República Dominicana gay

¿Te apetece una bebida?

¿Donde quedarse?

Hoteles

Tours gay

Gay Dominican Republic

Explore la escena LGBTQ en la República Dominicana, descubra complejos turísticos amigables para los homosexuales, destinos de visita obligada y consejos esenciales de seguridad para viajes. 

República Dominicana gay-friendly: tu guía de viaje LGBTQ

República Dominicana

Una isla paradisíaca tropical le da la bienvenida con aguas turquesas, cultura vibrante y resorts amigables para LGBTQ

Este íntimo bar gay está situado en Santo Domingo, a solo una cuadra de la calle El Conde. A pesar de su tamaño, este bar siempre está animado y cuenta con una bonita terraza en la azotea. El bar EseDeKu es popular entre los profesionales locales y los que buscan una noche divertida de música pop y buena compañía.

Esedeku Dominican Republic

EseDeKu

Este íntimo bar gay está situado en Santo Domingo...

llegada

PAGAR

Huéspedes

Destino

  Explore una selección de tours en República Dominicana de nuestros socios con cancelación gratuita 24 horas antes de que comience su recorrido.

República Dominicana gay

Una isla paradisíaca tropical le da la bienvenida con aguas turquesas, cultura vibrante y resorts amigables para LGBTQ

¿Te apetece una bebida?

¿Donde quedarse?

Sobre República Dominicana

Resorts amigables con LGBTQ

Hoteles de moda en República Dominicana

Lugares destacados

EseDeKu

República Dominicana Tours