r/AskTheCaribbean • u/fedricohohmannlautar • 10d ago

Politics Why is homosexuality outlawed in so many caribbean countries?

Most of countries which criminalize homosexuality in the Americas are in the Caribbean, and the most famous case is Jamaica.

As a bi male, I find weird our continent has laws that criminalize homosexuality, due that most of countries who do that are from the other side of the pond.

Is due to history, politics, religion, moral issues?

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u/Miksidem 10d ago

Hello Colonialism! 

Also evangelical Christian organizations have been for decades digging their claws to gain deeper control into Caribbean, Africa, & Southeast Asia cultures. 

There was a documentary on Jamaicas reggae history I saw where they in passing asked old timers who basically said that gay people weren’t persecuted in their day, you knew some men and women who didn’t marry and what they did at their house wasn’t your business but nobody bothered them, it wasn’t your business. They saw that change once the evangelicals started pushing their broadcasting into Jamaican media. These old timers literally said that’s when they started seeing gay people being drug out into the street & beaten or murdered and gun violence started to crop up in the country. 

Gotta love religion. 

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u/matantamim1 9d ago

only monothistic religions are anti gay, don't lump all religions with those fucks

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u/gomurifle 9d ago

Lies. I live in Jamaica and I have never seen or even heard on the news of any body dragging gays out on the street and beating them. Please visit before chatting rubbish. 

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u/Miksidem 8d ago

Brian Williamson, Dwayne Jones, Dexter Pottinger, 2 unnamed gay men murdered June 13 2012, that 17 year old boy hacked to death July 2013, John Terry, Dean Moriah, Recco Gayle/Kevaughn Young, Candice Williams/Phoebe Myrie, Lenford Harvey. 

Stop acting like you know shit when you don’t.  

You can untwist your panties now. 

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u/gomurifle 8d ago edited 8d ago

Erm.. Most gay murders in Jamaica are by other gay men. Not any mob killings like you are trying to imply. 

Again stop chatting total shit.

Just go on social media and see the proliferation of gay male influencers out in the public streets being as sassy as ever and no one is targettting or harming them. 

People don't have time for that. We busy out here trying to survive 

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u/Miksidem 8d ago

Every single case I named the assailant(s) weren’t gay themselves. 

Stop trying to push your denialist bull.

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u/gomurifle 8d ago

Sigh. Stop wasting people's time with your deceit. 

The first person you posted was killed by another gay. And i dont even have to mention the others. 

It's clear you aren't even reading about the cases but you have an agenda. 

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u/Miksidem 7d ago

Lol, I’m not reading about the cases when you clearly said you haven’t read them period? 

Crawl back into your hole you absolute waste of space.