2. Jamaica
Far from its reputation as a Caribbean paradise, Jamaica may as well be a hellhole for members of the LGBT community. With high rates of violence against gays and lesbians, rampant homophobia, and threats of legal action against homosexuals, Jamaica is one dangerous country for members of the LGBT.
More than the colonial-era laws against sodomy, the country’s biggest LGBT nightmare is the citizens’ attitude towards homosexuals. Jamaica’s homophobia is so open that hate speech against LGBT comes out in popular songs (reggae, nonetheless) aptly called ‘murder music’.
Since 1997, there have been more than 30 gay men murdered in Jamaica, countless gays and lesbians beaten up, and an unaccountable amount of discrimination all throughout. Homosexual people traveling here should work their best and hardest to give their best straight people impression lest they risk getting discriminated on.
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