Tag: Cuba
In a landslide vote Cubans legalize same-sex marriage
During the Revolution in CUBA, the combination of socialism and traditional morality only exacerbated the marginalization of the LGBT community even more. Therefore, those who did not fit the mold of the societal construct were deemed as either outcasts or as unproductive. It was not until recently that the attitudes and acceptance toward LGBT…
Transformistas : the pioneer drag queens of Santa Clara, Cuba
Despite its setting of poverty and oppression there is a real sense of joy and elation in the lives of the Cuban drag queens captured in Transformistas (the local term for Drag) this new documentary. Cuba has always held conflicting and ambiguous views on homosexuality. Even though in 1981, the Ministry of Culture…
Cuba’s new Constitution expressly protects the LGBTQI community
Really good news from Cuba is that on February 24th 2019 voters overwhelmingly approved the draft of the country’s new constitution that ‘expressly’ protects LGBTQI Cubans There have been reports that a very impressive 86.85 percent of Cubans who participated in Sunday’s referendum voted for the new constitution. The Draft includes three amendments that…
Key West to Cuba LGBT Cultural Tour
It is just 3 weeks away to one Trip that should be on everyone’s Bucket List. It is the 1st ever Key West to Cuba LGBT Culture, Art Wine & Dine Festival, a trip that combines the two most desired tropical destinations in the world that embrace the LGBT community, Key West and Cuba. It…
Viva
There are two very distinct parts to Havana the capital of Cuba . One is the colorful picturesque area that has been freshly renovated and is where the tourists hang out, and the other is the seedy dilapidated streets where the local inhabitants struggle on a daily basis just to make ends. This story of…
