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LGBT Rights in Artibonite Department

Artibonite is governed by federal Haiti law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    Ambiguous
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

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History

Homosexual activity in Artibonite

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Homosexual activity in Artibonite is legal.

Current status
Since 1791
Legal
The French Penal Code of 1791, adopted between 25 September and 6 October 1791, extended to Saint-Domingue. When Haiti became independent from France in 1804, no law that criminalized consensual same-sex sexual acts was introduced, and no such law has come into the penal code since.
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Same-sex marriage in Artibonite

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Same-sex marriage in Artibonite is not legal.

Current status
Not legal
Same sex marriage is not legal in Haiti, and upon announcement of plans to lobby for the right, advocates were met with a stream of religious backlash.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Artibonite

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Artibonite is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Haiti, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Artibonite

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Right to change legal gender in Artibonite is legal, surgery not required.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2016
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Artibonite

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Artibonite is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary options missing.
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LGBT discrimination in Artibonite

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LGBT discrimination in Artibonite is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 8, 1987
No protections
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LGBT employment discrimination in Artibonite

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LGBT employment discrimination in Artibonite is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
only protection is right to health. some protection under human rights institute. Attitude is that lgbt people are immoral that was in 2010.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Artibonite

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LGBT housing discrimination in Artibonite is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 8, 1987
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Artibonite

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Same-sex adoption in Artibonite is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws for same sex couples.
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Serving openly in military in Artibonite

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Serving openly in military in Artibonite is n/a.

Current status
N/A
they don't have military
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Blood donations by MSMs in Artibonite

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Blood donations by MSMs in Artibonite is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Artibonite

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Conversion therapy in Artibonite is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Some treatments are corrective rape on lesbians.
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Equal age of consent in Artibonite

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Equal age of consent in Artibonite is equal.

Current status
Equal
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