Cuba publish draft fay that opens door to gay marriage | Rters

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• CUBA PUBLISH DRAFT FAY THAT OPENS DOOR TO GAY MARRIAGE
• GAY PRI CRACKDOWN: 4 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT LGBTQ RIGHTS CUBA
• CUBA WEL GAY RIGHTS AS PROGRSIVE FAY TAK HOLD

CUBA PUBLISH DRAFT FAY THAT OPENS DOOR TO GAY MARRIAGE

Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)Article 303 prohibs homosexual behavurs (punishable by 3 months prison and/or fancial f)Same-sex marriage Cuba? HAVANA, May 17 (Rters) - Cuba draped s health mistry wh a giant rabow flag on Monday to mark Internatnal Day agast Homophobia, a key year for LGBT+ rights as the Caribbean untry cis on a new fay that uld approve same-sex, which sent gays to rrectnal labor mps the early years after s 1959 leftist revolutn, ma nsirable advanc LGBT+ rights the 2000s and 2010s, spe the wispread persistence of island natn troduced the right to ee sex-change operatns, banned workplace discrimatn on the basis of sexual orientatn, and started holdg annual ngas agast homophobia - Cuba's equivalent of gay to spend the nga this year due to the COVID-19 panmic, Havana add a touch of gay pri through the giant rabow flag stead. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghi Many members of the LGBT+ muny say, however, they have been trated by a slowdown the pace of change recent years while a handful of other Lat Amerin untri have moved forward wh approvg gay marriage.

"Some LGBT+ activists pla that brgg about change society has been plited by the fact that grassroots mpaigng outsi state stutns is at bt tricky Cuba, and at worst n-s wh Communist years ago there was a schism the LGBT+ muny when a small group of activists held an pennt gay pri march, which eventually was dispersed by police. Meanwhile, church that oppose gay marriage have powerful platforms for spreadg their msage which they wield to their advantage durg the nstutnal revamp, gatherg signatur for a petn agast the article that would have opened the door to gay marriage and railg agast at church gathergs. Before this, there was a long perd of tolerance; after the 1959 revolutn gay people were imprisoned “rehabilatn” mps and discrimatn was rife.

This was due to pre-existg machismo culture that was further strengthened by a revolutn that saw difference as a danger and felt gay men were products of nt palism. In 1993 Fil Castro, the then-Print, stated his opposn to anti-LGBT polici; he took rponsibily for the persecutn of homosexuals 2010.

GAY PRI CRACKDOWN: 4 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT LGBTQ RIGHTS CUBA

While there have been large grassroots movements for gay marriage, there have also been those agast ; church, for example, have released statements clarg marriage as exclively “between a man and a woman” and put up posters wh this msage. The history for trans people Cuba is equally as dark and shameful as that for gay people; machismo also has a big impact as trans women are seen as ‘renouncg’ their masculy. In more nservative areas gay travellers uld be met wh some surprised or hostile rpons, although there are almost no reports of this.

CUBA WEL GAY RIGHTS AS PROGRSIVE FAY TAK HOLD

Havana is the hub of the LGBT muny, although there are also gay havens plac like Santa Clara and Mi Cayo beach (about 15 east of Havana). AirBnb is also beg more popular wh lols as a way to make money, so ’s worth checkg out the optns there and readg the reviews to see if they are gay-iendly. For gay travellers who want to experience the LGBT scene of the untry, headg to the gay bars and clubs of Havana is a great place to start.

The limatns on ter Cuba have meant that gay people meet each other a more ‘old-school’ way – flirtg nightclubs and public parks, cisg at the Malecón.

Gay travellers should not feel ncerned about g , but shouldn’t be surprised if someone they’re chattg to giv them a number to phone. We have put together a list of our favore gay hook up apps to e while travelg, but you might also want to bsh up on your cisg etiquette if you want some simple fun…. The other posive thg is that more gay travellers provi support for LGBT rights Cuba; gay travellers n make the effort to support gay-owned or gay-iendly bs as well.