title: They called it the 'abominable crime': an analysis of heterosexual support for anti-gay laws in Barbados, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate support for current buggery/sodomy laws in three Caribbean countries-Barbados, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. To complete this task, data from the 2013 Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) 'Attitudes towards homosexuals' surveys were employed. The data analysis revealed that a majority of heterosexuals in the sample generally supported the maintenance and enforcement of the anti-gay laws, and the main predictors of said support were race, country of residence, religiosity, interpersonal contact and beliefs about the origins of homosexuality.
authors.affiliation: The Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, 2.11 Humanities Bridgeford St Building, Manchester, M13 9PL UK.
authors.forename: Mahalia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jackman
keywords: Anti-gay laws; Attitudes towards homosexuals; Buggery laws; Caribbean; Gay rights; Homonegativity; Homophobia