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| Region | Haiti |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1791 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | 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. |
| Sources | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text/200019 |
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Revision History (3)
edited by PersianArchitecture. Source change and penal code legislation
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2017_WEB.pdf | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text/200019 |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Start Date | May 27, 1986 | 1791 |
| Description | 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. | |
| Sources | http://www.oas.org/juridico/mla/fr/hti/fr_hti_penal.html | https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2017_WEB.pdf |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | May 27, 1986 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.oas.org/juridico/mla/fr/hti/fr_hti_penal.html |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "Haiti is a very homophobic country. Implying that Haiti allows homosexual activity is very harmful. You can be sent to prison if you are apart of the LGBT & hate crimed. A common punishment for LGBT members in Haiti is being burned alive. "
- Date is incorrect "Homosexuality was legalized in Haiti in year of 1791, when French Penal Code was introduced."
- Status is not correct "Gay is not legal in Haiti. Obviously, it is more tolerated those days by the public but be careful not everywhere. The law has prohibited this."