Homosexuality is legal in Haiti, however homosexuals often face persecution and discrimination similar to most of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The cars were newer models—virtually all white Toyotas—spotless inside and out; the seat backs had doilies Haiti occupies the island of Hispaniola, along with the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean The total area of Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres 10,714 sq mi and its capital is Port-au-Prince.
During the reign of the Duvalier dictators 1957-86 , as well as today, Haitian gay citizens are forced to walk a shadowy line between revealing themselves to a select few friends and living discreetly in the larger disapproving heterosexual society.