Haiti has never criminalized same-sex relations. Yet hostility towards LGBTIQ people is among the worst in the region, and violent attacks and even murder of LGBTIQ people have been increasing in recent years.
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Haiti’s LGBTQ demand rights, say time is now
Although Haiti doesn’t seem ready yet for the LGBTQ people to have the same privileges as everybody else, they’re fighting to be treated equally.
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Haiti Senate Bill Discriminates Against LGBTQ Community, Human Rights Org Says
Although consensual homosexual relationships have been legal since 1986, the subject remains largely taboo in the deeply religious-based culture. For example, a festival celebrating Haiti’s LGBTQ community was slated for last year, but was later cancelled after threats of violence and government opposition.