LGBTI Associated Laws of Dominica

Section 14. Gross Indecency – Sexual Offences Act, 1998, Act 1 of 1998

(1) Any person who commits an act of gross indecency with another person is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for five years.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an act of gross indecency committed in private between an adult male person and an adult female person, both of whom consent.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) –
(a) An act shall be deemed not to have been committed in private if it is committed in a public place; and
(b) A person shall be deemed not to consent to the commission of such an act if – (i) The consent is extorted by force, threats or fear of bodily harm or is obtained by false and fraudulent representations as to the nature of the act;
(ii) The consent is induced by the application or administration of any drug, matter or thing with intent to intoxicate or stupefy the person; or (iii) That person is, and the other party to the act knows or has good reason to believe that the person is suffering from a mental disorder.

(4)  In this section ―gross indecency‖ is an act other than sexual intercourse (whether natural or unnatural) by a person involving the use of genital organs for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire.

Section 15, Indecency between a Woman and a Girl – Sexual Offences Act, 1998, Act 1 of 1998

(1) Any adult woman who –
(a) does any indecent act with or upon any girl under the age of sixteen years, or:
(b) induces or permits any girl under the age of sixteen years to commit any indecent act with or upon such adult woman

Section 16, Buggery – Sexual Offences Act, 1998, Act 1 of 1998

(1) A person who commits buggery is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for –

(a) twenty-five years, if committed by an adult on a minor;

(b) ten years, if committed by an adult on another adult; or

(c) five years, if committed by a minor;
and, if the Court thinks it fit, the Court may order that the convicted person be admitted to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.

(2) Any person who attempts to commit the offence of buggery, or is guilty of an assault with the intent to commit the same is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for four years and, if the Court thinks it fit, the Court may order that the convicted person be admitted to the psychiatric hospital for treatment.

(3) In this section, “buggery” means sexual intercourse per anum by a male person with a male person or by a male person with a female person.

Commonwealth of Dominica LGBTI Statistics

From 1995 to 2000, 35 people were arrested for the criminal offense of buggery