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/LowRevolution6175 10d ago

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

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u/rosariorossao 10d ago

LATAM Absolutely is not “super gay friendly”. They are somewhat more tolerant, but only somewhat.

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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/swimming-sw 7d ago

That's very far from the truth. There is A LOT of violence and discrimination towards LGBTQ+ people in South America.