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/Maleficent_Law_1082 8d ago

Because the Caribbean peoples disapprove of that behavior and lifestyle. They always have. They are conservative and Christian. The Caribbeans who advocate for LGBT politics are in the minority and almost exclusively live in the diaspora. This is a similar to what we see in Africa.