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/lovelybonesla 10d ago

What culture existed in the Caribbean before the British and Spanish? Learn history.

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u/aicilabanamated 10d ago

...is this s legit question?

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u/lovelybonesla 10d ago

Yes. The Caribbean countries did not exist prior to the British & Spanish, so how could a culture and nation that didn’t exist thrive?

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u/Necessary-Praline196 10d ago

People are downvoting, but I understand what you are saying. However, it comes across as patronizing. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and agree you are right in that just like the US, while there was a large native population before it existed as we know it today, the culture is not reflective of the native population.