Translator’s Note: How different is the attitude of the Communist Party of Cuba to that of UK’s so-called “Workers’ Party” and its self-appointed leader George Galloway. That pseudo-workers’ front for the spreading of Islamic bigotry is firmly anti-gay, anti-Trans, and racist. The White bourgeois lunatics that administer that circus are so deluded that they believe that replacing British secularism with Islamic ideology is somehow a good idea and a service to the White working-class! The point is that theism is backward and it is backward regardless of whatever form it takes. Whilst I’m on the subject, I also disagree with Cuba’s accommodating of the Vatican given the suffering the Catholic Church has inflicted upon the world (it is a major supporter of Neo-Nazi Ukraine). As for homosexuality – the USSR seems to have had a mixed attitude toward it. Lenin abolished the old Czarist law and the blatant homophobic element demanded by the Orthodox Church – but then a few years later a law preventing men sexually abusing boys was passed (the first anti-paedophile law in the world) which appeared to suggest that homosexuality (of any type) was unnatural (although only involving males). Extract from that what you will. I think that sexual attitudes and concepts of gender identity vary considerably from one non-White country to another – so we must be careful not to project a rigid Eurocentrism onto the subject. China is an interesting case in point – where many indigenous attitudes might be surprising to the average Westerner. On the other hand, if I see gays or trans committing outrageous crimes – I think this needs to be highlighted. This is true regardless as to “why” they might be committing said crimes (as some of these crimes are so horrific there can be no justification). Cuba is a mixture of White and non-White (indigenous) cultures and this will iinfluence how they perceive the gay issue. ACW (14.5.2026)
Alejandro Torres Ramos – España | 13 May 2026
Havana, May 13 (ACN) Under the slogan: “Love is Law,” the 19th edition of the Cuban Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia was presented today in this capital.
At the press conference at the National Centre for Sex Education (CENESEX), its director, Mariela Castro Espín, Maite Navarro Gays, coordinator of the day, Francisco (Paquito) Rodríguez Cruz, vice president of the Union of Journalists of Cuba, among other representatives of collectives and the community in general, took part.
Castro Espín stressed that the day, held in the country since 2008, acquires a special political significance in the face of the current complex national and international context.
Despite the threats against Cuba, he stressed that the State, the Party and the Government support the events, reaffirming the commitment to the. full rights of LGBTIQ+ people: “Cuba defends the rights of LGBTIQ+ people,” he said.
Navarro, representative for the Caribbean of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA LAC), detailed the program that includes sports meetings, scientific colloquiums, activism workshops, a cultural gala at the Teatro América and the conga for diversity at the Cuba Pavilion.
He stressed that, while other countries in the area are regressing, “Cuba is moving forward, at the international forefront in the protection of these rights.”
Rodríguez Cruz offered updated data from the Ministry of Justice, that from October 2022 (date of entry into force of the Family Code) to March 2026, there have been 3,631 marriages between people of the same gender (2,089 men and 1,524 women), 356 Affective De Facto Unions (263 men and 96 women) and 45 registrations of babies with the mother’s maidan surname.
They also explained that the central activities will take place in Havana and Artemisa, which hosts this event for the first time.
The day will conclude on May 17, the date that commemorates the removal of homosexuality from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of mental illnesses.
Spanish Language Text:
https://www.acn.cu/cuba/presentan-xix-jornada-cubana-contra-la-homofobia-y-la-transfobia
Presentan XIX Jornada cubana contra la homofobia y la transfobia
Alejandro Torres Ramos | Foto: Cenesex379
13 Mayo 2026
La Habana, 13 may (ACN) Bajo el lema: “El amor es Ley”, la XIX edición de la Jornada Cubana contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia fue presentada hoy en esta capital.
En la conferencia de prensa en el Centro Nacional de Educación Sexual (CENESEX), tomaron parte su directora, Mariela Castro Espín, Maite NavarroGays, coordinadora de la jornada, Francisco (Paquito) Rodríguez Cruz, vicepresidente de la Unión de Periodistas de Cuba, entre otros representantes de colectivos y la comunidad en general.
Castro Espín destacó que la jornada, realizada en el país desde 2008, adquiere un significado político especial ante el complejo contexto nacional e internacional actual.
Pese a las amenazas contra Cuba, subrayó que el Estado, el Partido y el Gobierno respaldan los eventos, reafirmando el compromiso con los. derechos plenos de las personas LGBTIQ+: “Cuba defiende los derechos de las personas LGBTIQ+”, afirmó.
Navarro, representante para el Caribe de la Asociación Internacional de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Trans e Intersex (ILGA LAC), detalló el programa que cuenta con encuentros deportivos, coloquios científicos, talleres de activismo, una gala cultural en el Teatro América y la conga por la diversidad en el Pabellón Cuba.
Resaltó que, mientras otros países en el área retroceden, “Cuba va hacia adelante, a la vanguardia internacional en protección de estos derechos”.
Rodríguez Cruz ofreció datos actualizados del Ministerio de Justicia, que desde octubre de 2022 (fecha de entrada en vigencia del Código de las Familias) hasta marzo de 2026, se han efectuado tres mil 631 matrimonios entre personas del mismo género (dos mil 089 de hombres y mil 524 de mujeres), 356 Uniones de Hecho Afectivas (263 de hombres y 96 de mujeres) y 45 inscripciones de bebés con el primer apellido de la madre.
Detallaron además que las actividades centrales se desarrollarán en La Habana y Artemisa, la cual acoge este evento por primera vez.
La jornada concluirá el 17 de mayo, fecha que conmemora la exclusión de la homosexualidad de la lista de enfermedades mentales de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS).
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 