Cuba’s First Transsexual Politician

[Shana A]

 Cuba's First Transsexual Politician
January 8, 2014
Fernando Ravsberg

http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=101090&utm_content=buffer80afe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

HAVANA TIMES — Jose Agustin Hernandez, who goes by the name "Adela", is the first transsexual ever to occupy a government post in all Cuban history. She was elected municipal delegate – a kind of town councilor – by her neighbors.

Adela lives in the town of Caibarien, in the province of Villa Clara, which is located in Cuba's north-central region. After a year in office, she agreed to an interview with Publico magazine and to draw a balance of her work during this time.

Delegates and deputies in Cuba are not professional politicians. They make their living through regular jobs and do not receive a salary for these government positions. It was thanks to her day job, in fact, that Adela was able to secure many votes.

[Amy The Bookworm]

Viva La Cuba!

... Or something like that. At any rate, I always like to read positive stories regardless of where they're from. Something positive about trans people in Cuba is ... very uplifting since it's not a place I expected to read something from.