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| Region | Haiti |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | Nov 18, 1803 |
| End Date | 2022 |
| Description | The Haitian Armed Forces never prohibited lesbian, gay, or bisexual people from serving openly in the military; from 1995 to 2017 Haiti had no active army, and national security was handled mainly by the Haitian National Police, with major support from UN missions. The military never banned transgender people serving openly, but there was also no clear open-service policy, and legal gender/name recognition remained unclear and difficult rather than based on simple self-identification. |
| Sources | https://www.haitilibre.com/article-47673-haiti-appel-a-candidatures-recrutement-national-des-fad-h-officiel.html https://www.ijdh.org/2017/07/access-to-justice/recent-senate-bill-in-haiti-discriminates-against-lgbtq-community/ https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/528267_HAITI-2023-HUMAN-RIGHTS-REPORT.pdf https://www.reuters.com/article/world/haitian-army-set-to-make-controversial-return-after-two-decades-idUSKBN1DJ02B/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/09/16/haiti-army-again/2822823/ |
Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Special Status | N/A | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | 1995 | Nov 18, 1803 |
| End Date | Nov 17, 2017 | 2022 |
| Description | Owing to a history of military influence in politics and several coups, Haiti abolished its military in 1995. However, it would be restored in 2017. | The Haitian Armed Forces never prohibited lesbian, gay, or bisexual people from serving openly in the military; from 1995 to 2017 Haiti had no active army, and national security was handled mainly by the Haitian National Police, with major support from UN missions. The military never banned transgender people serving openly, but there was also no clear open-service policy, and legal gender/name recognition remained unclear and difficult rather than based on simple self-identification. |
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| Sources | https://www.reuters.com/article/world/haitian-army-set-to-make-controversial-return-after-two-decades-idUSKBN1DJ02B/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/09/16/haiti-army-again/2822823/ | https://www.haitilibre.com/article-47673-haiti-appel-a-candidatures-recrutement-national-des-fad-h-officiel.html https://www.ijdh.org/2017/07/access-to-justice/recent-senate-bill-in-haiti-discriminates-against-lgbtq-community/ https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/528267_HAITI-2023-HUMAN-RIGHTS-REPORT.pdf https://www.reuters.com/article/world/haitian-army-set-to-make-controversial-return-after-two-decades-idUSKBN1DJ02B/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/09/16/haiti-army-again/2822823/ |
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | N/A |
| Start Date | 1995 |
| End Date | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Description | Owing to a history of military influence in politics and several coups, Haiti abolished its military in 1995. However, it would be restored in 2017. |
| Sources | https://www.reuters.com/article/world/haitian-army-set-to-make-controversial-return-after-two-decades-idUSKBN1DJ02B/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/09/16/haiti-army-again/2822823/ |