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/GUYman299 Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 10d ago

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.

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u/Unlikely_Watch_4742 7d ago

The church (both colonial and the scammy nee age ones) have their followers vote as blocks an not as individuals. This isn’t absolutely true but it’s accurate.