Compare LGBT Rights in Haiti & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
32 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
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 2021
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2014
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2013
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2017
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1791
Equal
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
0% Justifiable
98% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
15% Good place
69% Not a good place
6% Good place
90% Not a good place
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