Tag: Haiti

A new law in Haiti would ban gay marriage, along with showing any public support for LGBTQ rights. Charlot Jeudy, of the gay rights organization Kouraj, is leading the charge to stop the proposed new law. It passed last week in the senate and would fine either party not in a marriage between a man and a woman, $8,000 and up to 3 years in prison. The bill would also outlaw any public support for LGBTQ rights. At the moment,...

The Senate are next looking to implicate a ban on any 'public demonstration of support for homosexuality' A vote by the Haiti Senate has banned gay marriage. The approved bill says any ‘parties, co-parties and accomplices’ of a gay marriage can be jailed for three years and fined $8,000 (€6,746). The state approved the text on Tuesday. Senate President Youri Latortue told AFP: ‘All senators are opposed to same-sex marriage, so this simply reflects the commitments they made during their campaigns.’ Latortue also...