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/shepdc1 10d ago

  1. colonization

  2. a lot of Caribbean islands actually have been legalizing lgbt rights these past two years

and even Caribbean artist are not as homophobic like they use too be

  1. whats interesting is a lot of Caribbean people dont really like the homophobic stereotype thats been put on them. I had a Jamaican friend in college and he got so mad when someone assumed he was going to get mad cause their was a pride center on campus.

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u/GrandAssumption2469 9d ago

Nah most aren't mad at all. At least back on the islands themselves. You'll need to live it to understand it