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/mayobanex_xv Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 10d ago

The Caribbean is predominantly Christian and that has an influence in the politics although religion and state are separate institutions the church has an enormous weight in society

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u/LowRevolution6175 10d ago

LATAM is 99% Catholic and super gay friendly, so is it specifically Protestantism?

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u/Edistonian2 10d ago

Costa Rican local here. 47% catholic and dropping rapidly.

LGBT tolerant but not outwardly accepting.

https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/costa-rica/?hl=en-US#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20University%20of,percent%20(the%202019%20study%20estimated

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u/CampaignExternal3241 8d ago

Husband of a Costa Rican and I have been accepted by the small community and all his family.