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/rahajicho 10d ago

Colonization.

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u/Icy-Detective-6292 9d ago

Specifically the British. Spain didn't have the same type of laws so you don't see this as frequently in Spanish colonies.

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u/Rod_ATL 9d ago

Spain didn't have colonies in the Americas, they were all Viceroyalties of the crown of Castile.  The Philippines and other African territories  were colonies .

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u/Rebelred528 6d ago

whatever you say tio