Although Haiti may be a open country, Homosexuality is severely frowned upon. Even though it isn't illegal to be "gay", the punishment for being and or committing "gay" or Homosexual acts results in beatings, banishment from family members, and more. This thought ill thought for Homosexuality derived from early days of slavery, in which homosexual slave owners would force them selves on the men. Afterwards the slave owners would cut or rip a hole in the pants of the male slaves who were slept with to let other homosexual owners know that their slaves have been "Broken In". This was a process known as "Buck Breaking", because gay slave owners knew that this would make slaves less of man among other slaves. Some parts of Haiti has safe havens for those who are homosexual, and keep their identities safe from others who wish to cause harm.