Ouest is governed by federal Haiti law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Ouest is legal.
Current status
Since 1791
Legal
The French Penal Code of 1791, adopted between 25 September and 6 October 1791, extended to Saint-Domingue. When Haiti became independent from France in 1804, no law that criminalized consensual same-sex sexual acts was introduced, and no such law has come into the penal code since.
Same-sex marriage in Ouest is banned.
Current status
Banned
Same sex marriage is not legal in Haiti, and upon announcement of plans to lobby for the right, advocates were met with a stream of religious backlash.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ouest is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Haiti, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Ouest is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
You cannot legally change your gender in Haiti.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ouest is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary options missing.
LGBT discrimination in Ouest is no protections.
Current status
Since Mar 8, 1987
No protections
LGBT employment discrimination in Ouest is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections currently.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ouest is no protections.
Current status
Since Mar 8, 1987
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Ouest is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Ouest is n/a.
Current status
N/A
they don't have military
Conversion therapy in Ouest is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Some treatments are corrective rape on lesbians.
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