Castro champions gay rights in Cuba

[Shana A]

Castro champions gay rights in Cuba
By Michael Voss
BBC News, Havana

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7314845.stm

There is a Castro who is fighting to introduce radical changes in Cuba.

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Not the new president, Raul, although he has promised to push through "structural and conceptual" changes to this communist island in the Caribbean.

It is Raul's daughter, Mariela Castro.

[lady amarant]

Hmmm. If Mariela does get free transition through under the Cuban health system, I might just have to get on a boat. I mean, we have Cuban doctors training people in South African hospitals, and they are regarded as amongst the best in the developing world. Hmmmm. Wonder if I could get a cultural exchange visa...

[Shana A]

Fidel's niece is gays' advocate

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/cuban_colada/2008/03/fidels-niece-is.html

'Castro champions gay rights in Cuba,' says a headline in the BBC News website. No, it's neither Fidel nor Raul, but Raul's daughter, Mariela Castro, head of the National Center for Sex Education.

[soldierjane]

Viva la Revolución!

That is amazing, here's hoping it becomes actual legislation. Reinaldo Arenas would be happy to see this shift finally happening