A woman in Haiti has been arrested for attempting to kill her gay son, Erasing 76 Crimes reports. 17-year-old Jeffrey Val of Quartier-Morin, Haiti, was allegedly attacked and stabbed by his mother. While rumors spread on Facebook that he was killed in the attack, local activists say that he is still alive. Related A trans teen girl was put in a male detention center. They broke her jaw. Five boys have been charged with assaulting the victim. Jhonny Clergof the LGBTQ+ organization Arc-en-Ciel dHati(ORAH) told Erasing 76 Crimes that Vals mother got into an argument with her son, during which she grabbed a knife and slashed his hip. Val had to be taken to the hospital for severe bleeding. One local news source says that the argument started when the mother found Vals cell phone, but that source also said that Val was killed in the attack, which Clerg disputes.National law enforcement authorities arrested the mother, and she is still being held in police custody.Shes in prison, and she should stay there, Clergsaid. Erasing 76 Crimes reports that, on social media, many commenters are supporting the mother in her attack on her son.Homosexuality is legal in Haiti, but the country doesnt recognize same-sex relationships with either marriage or civil unions. There are no anti-discrimination protections that include sexual orientation or gender identity.Earlier this year, the country adopted a new penal code. It did not include hate crimes protections for LGBTQ+ people.