Cuba's Natnal Assembly on Friday approved a sweepg update of s fay law which opens the door to allowg gay marriage, greater women's rights, and creased protectns for children, the elrly and other fay members.
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- GAY UPL CUBA MARRY UNR NEW LAW
- CUBA APPROV LAW CHANGE THAT OPENS DOOR TO GAY MARRIAGE, OTHER FAY RIGHTS
GAY UPL CUBA MARRY UNR NEW LAW
In the early 1960’s, after Fil Castro took power, many gay people were sent to ernment work mps alongsi polil dissints. Though homosexualy was legalized Cuba 1979, many gay men and women said they still faced open discrimatn. Mariela Castro, the dghter of former Cuban print Rl Castro, has openly advoted through a ernment-fund center for improved rights for gays, lbians and transgenr people.
CUBA APPROV LAW CHANGE THAT OPENS DOOR TO GAY MARRIAGE, OTHER FAY RIGHTS
In 2018, Cuban legislators abandoned provisns that would have legalized same sex marriage amid fears that a homophobic backlash would have lowered turnout for a referendum to approve a new nstutn.
Some of those church took advantage of the openg 2018 and 2019 to mpaign agast another plebisce which would have rewrten the nstutn a way to allow gay marriage.
”Lra Gil wh her mother, Lisset Diaz Vallejo, center, outsi the notary office after her mother married her partner, Liba Grajal, Francis / APThe was approved after heavy mpaigng by the Cuban ernment, and support by the most vol advote for gay rights on the island, Mariela Castro, the dghter of former print Rl ma Cuba the nth untry Lat Ameri — followg Chile, Costa Ri, Ecuador and Colombia — to legalize gay marriage recent electns — which no party other than the Communist is allowed — routely produce victory margs of more than 90% — as did a referendum on a major nstutnal reform 2019. ” The text faced a large mpaign agast om evangelil groups that reject gay marriage.