This study focuses on the intolerance aspect of homophobia, and considers the meaning of skin complexion and location for the intolerance experienced by St. Homophobia is fear or intolerance toward people who are attracted to others of the same-sex ( Remafedi, 2002 Consolacion et al., 2004). This qualitative study focuses on this gap in the literature by exploring the perceptions and experiences of homophobia among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals living in St Lucia, an Eastern Caribbean Island with a British and French creolized, or Kwéyòl, colonial history, culture and language. However, Caribbean culture is diverse ( Hickling et al., 2009) and we know less about the perceptions and experiences of LGB individuals living in the French Antilles and former Dutch and Spanish colonies despite their distinct cultural identities and attitudes to sexual orientation ( Kempadoo, 2004, 2009 Sharpe and Pinto, 2006 Gaskins, 2013). Former British Caribbean colonies including Jamaica, Barbados and the Bahamas ( Gaskins, 2013) have been the focus of psychological research on sexual orientation and homophobia in the Caribbean region (e.g., Kempadoo, 2004, 2009 Sharpe and Pinto, 2006).
