What ’s like to be young and gay Havana’s Malecón - The Washgton Post

Contents:

• LGBTQ REVOLUTN CUBA: RNERS HAVANA FOR GAY IENDLY TOURISM
• UNVERG GAY HAVANA, CUBA
• GAYCUBA
• GAY HAVANA - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM
• THE BEST HAVANA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS HAVANA
• WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE YOUNG AND GAY HAVANA’S MALECóN

LGBTQ REVOLUTN CUBA: RNERS HAVANA FOR GAY IENDLY TOURISM

So begs Enzo Hernanz, young Cuban artist, the tertg dialogue he had wh the CubaUnique team about the LGTBI muny Cuba, about his own experienc as a gay Cuban and about his favore plac and spots for LGBT tourism Havana. This 28-year-old tells about his experience as a gay man and queer today's Cuba, and about the guarante and challeng of beg part of the Cuban LGBTI muny. For Enzzo is very important that si, and also outsi of Cuba, is known that there is an LGBTI muny on the island that, although do not have much promence, do have an creasg prence and impact Cuban cultural and social life, and is also motivatg the arrival of gay tourism to Cuba.

Although this young Cuban feels that his experience is part of the cuban gay muny, don't feel different to that of any other untry, regniz that on the island has had the possibily of growg as an dividual, whout s sexual preference havg major implitns:. Th, all the iends of this muny who are enuraged to vis Cuba will be able to travel safe and nfint that Cuba is a gay iendly tourism statn where you n enjoy and disver untls charms.

UNVERG GAY HAVANA, CUBA

After the triumph of the Cuban Revolutn, the policy towards the gay muny Cuba was one of displacement, margalizatn and misunrstandg. The most ironclad (and retrogra) revolutnary precepts mataed hostile attus towards Cuban homosexuals for almost four s. In 1994, we uld see film Strawberry and Cholate, wh a gay theme.

GAYCUBA

This feature film, which received the Goya for the bt Spanish-speakg foreign film 1995, which criciz the prejudic agast the gay muny Cuba, had a notable fluence on the change of mentaly that occurred later.

Unr the work of activist and sexologist Mariela Castro, dghter of Raúl Castro, she has sponsored var events for the acceptance of the rights of LGBTI people, such as the Cuban Days agast Homophobia and Transphobia. This center also nven every May 17th a Conga agast homophobia and transphobia, a Creole versn of the gay pri march that is celebrated other untri.

The ma stage of the nga agast Cuban homophobia is La Rampa, Vedado, and is the most anticipated of the LGBT parti Havana, a spectacle of lors and joy where Cuban gay pri overflows.

GAY HAVANA - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM

Very recently, the Mistry of Public Health joed the official celebratn of the Day agast Homophobia, placg a huge gay pri flag on the central faça of s headquarters buildg, Enzzo tells , who regniz that there has been an important (and visible) change the Cuban stutnal mentaly recent years. Gay iendly?

THE BEST HAVANA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS HAVANA

The LGBTQ revolutn Cuba has placed the island, and pecially Havana, as a top statn for gay iendly tourism.

In the light of day, is a te marvel to venture to the charms of the historic center of Old Havana, among a multu of f and gay-iendly rtrants such as El l Frente, Jama or MasHabana. Although 2 Cuban hotels have recently been gurated wh an open gay iendly philosophy: Gran Muthu Rabow Hotel, a 5-star rort loted Cayo Guillermo, and gurated as the first LGBT hotel Cuba, will leave you breathls wh s proposal of special moments and excg LGBT events.

WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE YOUNG AND GAY HAVANA’S MALECóN

For Enzzo, the pal is where there is greater eedom for the gay tourism Cuba and a more varied offer of gay-iendly rtrants, bars and f:?

“If the night stretch out and you want to go clubbg wh a group of iends or are simply lookg to land on a dance floor, a few streets away you will fd the Kg Bar, one of the bt gay bars Havana.

Advanc and challeng for the gay muny Cuba.