Compare LGBT Rights in Haiti & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2014
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1791
Unequal
Since 1947
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
5% Approve
95% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
10% Approve
90% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
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
11% Good place
76% Not a good place
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