Gay Cuban uple's long wa to tie the knot
Contents:
- GAY SEX IS STILL ILLEGAL THIS CARIBBEAN ISLAND; HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WANTS BAN REPEALED
- CUBANS APPROVE GAY MARRIAGE BY LARGE MARG REFERENDUM
- REMEMBERG THE POSIVELY GAY CUBAN REFUGEE TASK FORCE
- GAY CUBAN COUPLE'S LONG WA TO TIE THE KNOT
GAY SEX IS STILL ILLEGAL THIS CARIBBEAN ISLAND; HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WANTS BAN REPEALED
There are six untri the Caribbean where same-sex timacy is still banned and punishable by prison time. Human Rights Watch, s latt report, is llg out of the untri for the anti-gay atmosphere that exists and the stigmatizatn of LGBT dividuals. * gay cubans *
Vcent and the Grenad still has laws on the books makg gay sex illegal. Vcent and the Grenad is known for s volnic terra, spectacular ral reefs and yacht-filled the ty Eastern Caribbean untry loted the Lser Antill also has a dub reputatn when to the treatment of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people: Its lonial-era gay sex ban. “The laws sgle out nsensual gay sex the ‘sexual offens’ sectn of the crimal that is otherwise rerved for crim like rape, ct and sexual asslt, ” the report said.
Vcent and the Grenad, the level of homophobia the untry and ntued effect of s archaic law on rights of LGBT dividuals warranted report’s release while there is currently a trial si St. Vcent, gay sex is crimalized Domi, Grenada, Guyana and Sat Rights Watch says that the Hoe of Assembly St.
CUBANS APPROVE GAY MARRIAGE BY LARGE MARG REFERENDUM
Cubans approved gay marriage and adoptn overwhelmgly a Sunday referendum backed by the ernment that also boosted rights for women, the natnal electn missn said on Monday. * gay cubans *
Vcent and the Grenad should repeal the gay-sex provisns s crimal and pass prehensive civil anti-discrimatn legislatn that clus protectns based on sexual orientatn and genr inty.
“Every LGBT person terviewed said they wished to leave the untry and envisned their future abroad due, part, to the homophobic or transphobic vlence and discrimatn the untry, ” the report said. González said the crimalizatn of gay sex giv “tac state sanctn to the discrimatn and vlence that LGBT people experience their daily liv and pels many to look abroad to live eely and fulfill their dreams.
REMEMBERG THE POSIVELY GAY CUBAN REFUGEE TASK FORCE
The group helped 90 gay Cuban men fleeg the regime of Fil Castro fd new hom Mnota the summer of 1980. * gay cubans *
HAVANA, Sept 26 (Rters) - Cubans approved gay marriage and adoptn overwhelmgly a Sunday referendum backed by the ernment that also boosted rights for women, the natnal electn missn said on than 3. Grdr is a ubiquo workg applitn geared toward gay and bisexual men, signed to help them meet other men their area. It turns the platform more to a gay telegram system than a chattg app.
GAY CUBAN COUPLE'S LONG WA TO TIE THE KNOT
Earlier this year, Grdr’s founr and chief executive, Joel Simkhai, vised Havana and hosted a Grdr-sponsored party at one of Havana’s gay clubs. Around the rner there is a gay club that has drag shows every night of the week, and was mon to see groups of gay guys stg on bench together or same-sex upl kissg or holdg hands. Cubans une for a day agast homophobia.
Before bookg, I read her reviews that she was very gay-iendly, allowg her guts to brg someone home. I was faiar wh Cuba’s reprsn toward gays and lbians the past, but I also knew that a lot of progrs has been ma the past , so I wasn’t sred to e the app on the island. Seeg openly gay people public gave me a sense of nfince that, at least Havana, I wouldn’t be targeted for beg gay.
A r prepar to participate the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia Cuba. The weekend before I left Cuba, there was a large march celebratg the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia Havana spearhead by Mariela Castro, Raúl Castro’s dghter. Durg the early days of the Cuban revolutn, there was an aggrsive persecutn of gays and lbians.