Compare LGBT Rights in Haiti & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
6 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1861
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 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2014
Sexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2013
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1791
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1861
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
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
90% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
7% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
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
8% Good place
80% Not a good place
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