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Cuba to hold referendum on same-sex marriage and adoption after approving family code update

Cuba announced a landmark referendum updating its family code concerning same-sex marriage and adoption. On 22 July, the country’s National Assembly approved an expansive LGBTQ+ update to their current family code. Under the proposed regulations, gay marriage would be legalised and same-sex couples would be able to adopt. The new code would also offer more protections for children and guarantee more rights for women. According to a report from The Washington Post, the new updates were debated across several different communities earlier this year. As a result of the open…

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Cuba marks Latin America’s first LGBTQ+ history month

Cuba has become the first Latin American country to celebrate LGBTQ+ history month, with advocates hoping the milestone spurs other nations to mark old wins and prevent new discrimination. Dozens of events are scheduled throughout May, said founder Raul Perez Monzon, a historian and assistant professor at the University of Havana. Lectures, panel discussions, workshops and more will “promote inclusion” and “reflect on current issues in our country,” Perez said in an email. “LGBTQ+ History Month is intended to help eliminate many years of discrimination,” he added. “LGBTQ+ people have…

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Cuba could be about to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption in historic move

Same-sex marriage and adoption could be on the brink of being legalised in Cuba thanks to a draft of a new family code. The preliminary draft suggests letting gay couples marry and adopt children, with the latter getting more of a say in the decisions that will impact them. It must be approved by Cuba’s parliament before being sent to a grassroots plebiscite, though Evangelical groups are objecting to the proposed removal of describing marriage as only being between a man and a woman. In the draft, marriage is described…

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