Haiti: Gay Briton's Engagement Party Attacked

A British man and his Haitian partner had petrol bombs and rocks thrown at them by dozens of locals during their engagement ceremony in Port-au-Prince.

Several people were injured, two cars were set ablaze and windows were smashed at the home in the Haitian capital where the ceremony took place, police said.

Officers arrived just in time to prevent people being killed, inspector Patrick Rosarion said.

Campaigners said the attack on the British man, identified only as a member of the Red Cross named Max, and his partner, was a clear example of homophobia.

Charlot Jeudy from Haitian gay rights group Kouraj said: "This is a criminal act and homophobic.

"There is no justification for this kind of attack on people in a private residence. Hopefully the justice authorities will react to the perpetrators of this act."

More than 1,000 Haitians attended an anti-gay marriage protest in July

The British victim has reportedly said he is fine but does not wish to discuss the matter for fear of identifying his partner and making him more vulnerable to attack.

More than 1,000 members of religious groups took to the streets of Port-au-Prince last month to protest against a proposal to legalise gay marriage in Haiti.

Haiti's gay and lesbian community is small and tends to keep a low-profile because of a strong social stigma that sparks fears of physical violence and loss of employment.

In a separate attack in June, a group of men threw rocks and broke down the door of a house where a group of homosexual friends were meeting, according to the Kouraj rights group.

Two men were reportedly injured after being attacked with broken bottles, stones and punches.

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