Compare LGBT Rights in Haiti & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
40 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2014
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2013
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1791
Equal
Since 2008
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
67% Did not mention homosexuals
33% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
13% Justifiable
61% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
32% Agree
44% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
5% Approve
95% Disapprove
25% Approve
76% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
10% Approve
90% Disapprove
42% Approve
59% Disapprove
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
10% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
15% Good place
69% Not a good place
54% Good place
34% Not a good place
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