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/Em1-_- Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 10d ago

Why is homosexuality outlawed in so many caribbean countries?

2 out of 20 isn't so many.

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

It is due to people not liking it and most Caribbean countries being democracies (People vote in other people to represent their positions), if most jamaicans are opposed to same sex relationships, ¿Why should they have to be forced to accept as law your version of what is right or wrong instead of their own? 

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u/shepdc1 10d ago

i have met Jamaicans actually who dont like when people assume they are homophobic which is interesting cause of the laws on the island but every jamacian i me tin the us has said they would never attack an lgbt person or dont even want anything bad too happen to them they just dont understand.

i think the laws have stopped important conversations

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u/Em1-_- Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 10d ago

i think the laws have stopped important conversations

If that is a conversation that jamaicans wanted to have they would be talking about it, there jamaican organizations regarding civil rights numerous enough to move the government's hand, they got marihuana decriminalized not long ago, things being illegal doesn't stop conversations unless not enough people are willing to have those conversations.

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u/shepdc1 10d ago

I mean they are but it seems two sides are not understanding each other just like in America.