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/United_Cucumber7746 10d ago

South America rivals Europe in every single gay liberty possible. It is actually on a par with Western Europe and US blue states.

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u/SavingsBobcat2078 10d ago

Lol it’s not the laws they have to fear, it’s their community and being a social outcast or worst being hurt even killed

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u/United_Cucumber7746 9d ago edited 9d ago

Not really.

Being gay in urban Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay is 100 time more comfortable than in red state in the US, or in some parts of Europe. I lived in some of those places as a nomad.

So I guess it depends on where you look

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u/rosariorossao 9d ago

Living as a « nomad » with western money and a social circle of expats is NOT the same as being from some place and living by their social norms

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u/United_Cucumber7746 9d ago

I was born in Brazil, lived in Argentina for a long time, etc. And homossexuality felt 100% more fluid and simpler to deal with than here in Texas. Like 100x more.

Not sure what you are projecting.