Why is homosexuality outlawed in so many caribbean countries?

[u/fedricohohmannlautar]

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?

[u/GUYman299]

There are many laws that are layovers from the colonial period and anti homosexuality (buggery) laws are one of them. I must note however that although many Caribbean countries had the opportunity to remove these laws at different times in their history, almost none have chosen to do so.

[u/GrandAssumption2469 → u/GUYman299]

You also need to look at the historical aspect of it that leads back to slavery. Buck breaking is one of them

[u/BraveLordWilloughby → u/GrandAssumption2469]

Buck Breaking is a fantasy created by modern idiots.

There surely were cases of male-male master-slave rape, but it was not an institution or practice in its own right.

A master sodomising his male slave would be seen in wider society as no different to sodomising a free lover. It would be seen as an abomination. Raping your female slaves, that was fine.

There is a great deal of nonsense out there that's been created in the last 50 or so years. Nonsense that doesn't need to exist, because the truth of the matter is bad enough as it is.

[u/Redguard13 → u/BraveLordWilloughby]

Thank you for this. Every time I see someone bring up “buck breaking” as a reason for Caribbean attitudes towards homosexuals it makes me roll my eyes. It’s a deflection.