Cuban gay rights activists are planning to hold an unprecedented independent mar...
HAVANA - Cuban gay rights activists are planning to hold an unprecedented independent march against homophobia on Saturday despite several reporting they had received warnings not to attend and the Communist government saying it was an attempt at subversion.
The state-run National Center for Sex Education , headed by Mariela Castro, the daughter of Communist Party leader Raul Castro, earlier this week abruptly cancelled its 12th annual conga, which is Cuba’s equivalent of gay pride. Activists who say the conga is an important and rare space to advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights quickly organised an alternative event and spread the word on social media.
The government for example postponed the full implementation of a decree clamping down on the arts after an online campaign protesting the law, and stepped back on regulations governing the private sector after entrepreneurs and experts complained. The country guarantees rights such as free sex-change operations and forbids discrimination on the basis of sexuality, in a region where some countries still have anti-sodomy laws.
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