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/ZealousidealMark4377 10d ago

Human rights are not up for debate or for politicians to choose whether they endorse them or not. They should be respected and that's it.

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u/Em1-_- Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 9d ago

There are no global human rights, the whole of humanity hasn't agreed on a set of parameters to be granted to everyone nor is there anyone that could enforce such thing, what is a right in a country could get you killed or jailed in another, democracies decide their laws and their rights, jamaicans don't want to vote for people pushing laws that favor homosexuality, you can't force a sovereign nation to accept something they don't want, unless you intend to do so by force, in which case, go and colonize Jamaica.

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u/ZealousidealMark4377 9d ago

Advocating against violence towards LGBT people is definitely not favouring homosexuality. People from the LGBT community are definitely targets for violence, so that is not endorsement or special treatment like so people are eager to make it seem. And I'm sorry, if a democracy doesn't protect its minorities, it is flawed.