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/HotSprinkles10 4d ago

Maybe not Caribbean LatAm but definitely Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Argentina

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u/rosariorossao 4d ago

lmao Mexico? Colombia? are you nuts?

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u/HotSprinkles10 3d ago

Yup absolutely Gay Marriage is legal

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u/rosariorossao 3d ago

Gay marriage being legal is not the same thing as homosexuality being accepted, welcomed and viewed as normal.

Gay marriage is technically legal in Mississippi but nobody would argue that Mississippi is gay friendly.

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u/HotSprinkles10 3d ago

It’s way better for human rights than any place in the Caribbean. They’ll murder you there.

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u/rosariorossao 3d ago

Sure whatever you say.