Gritos de 'Socialismo sí, homofobia no' en la conga del CENESEX
DDC | La Habana | 14 Mayo 2016 - 8:43 pm.
Con música, plumas y brillos de colores, varios centenares de personas
marcharon este sábado en La Habana a ritmo de conga en la IX Jornada
contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia, que culminó con la celebración de
bodas simbólicas entre parejas del mismo sexo para reivindicar ese
derecho, reporta EFE.
"Por la diversidad", "Socialismo sí, homofobia no" y "Por la no
discriminación en los centros laborales", fueron las principales
consignas que se escucharon durante la marcha en favor de los derechos
de la comunidad LGTBI, convocada anualmente por el estatal Centro
Nacional de Salud Sexual (CENESEX).
"Hay mayor conciencia de la población, y un mayor sentido político en la
lucha por los derechos LGTBI (Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales, Bisexuales
e Intersexuales)", afirmó a la prensa la directora del CENESEX, Mariela
Castro Espín, hija de Raúl Castro.
Esa "mayor conciencia" no amparó, sin embargo, a los activistas Jimmy
Roque Martínez y Yasmín Silvia Portales Machado, integrantes del
Proyecto Arcoiris Anticapitalista e Independiente y del Observatorio
Crítico.
El observatorio publicó en su sitio en internet un mensaje del activista
Isbel Díaz Torres, quien denunció que agentes de la Seguridad del Estado
asediaron a Roque y Portales, quienes asistieron a la marcha con un
cartel que decía "No más violencia policial contra nosotr@s".
Según Díaz Torres, el cartel "hacía referencia a las recientes redadas
policiales contra personas LGBT en Cárdenas", Matanzas.
"Intentaron sacarlos a la fuerza de la marcha (…) con empujones y
amenazas. Todxs lxs (sic) presentes lo están viendo. Les han arrebatado
el cartel a la fuerza. Les duele que se diga la verdad", relató Díaz
Torres, según publicó en su sitio en Facebook el politólogo e
investigador Armando Chaguaceda.
Finalmente, Roque y Portales "lograron deshacerse de los agentes de la
Seguridad, mezclándose" con los participantes en la "conga contra la
homofobia", señaló Díaz Torres más tarde.
"Personas trans apoyaron a nuestrxs compas (sic) al reafirmar que 'lo
que dice ese cartel es verdad...' ante quienes asistían a la celebración
y ante la prensa. Es muy probable que tras esta acción legítima, no
violenta, y legal de nuestrxs compas (sic), haya alguna repercusión",
advirtió Díaz Torres.
La marcha contra la homofobia fue encabezada por Mariela Castro Espín
junto con la actriz transexual estadounidense Candis Cayne, invitada
especial de esta IX Jornada y conocida en Estados Unidos por diversos
papeles en series de televisión y por su activismo por la causa LGTBI.
La hija de Raúl Castro dijo que el Partido Comunista (PCC) mostró en su
VII Congreso, celebrado el pasado abril, su "voluntad explícita" por el
respeto de los derechos de orientación sexual e identidad sexual, algo
que "próximamente será expresado en cambios legislativos y en las nuevas
leyes que están trabajándose", aseguró.
Desde hace años, desde el CENESEX y en su rol de diputada de la Asamblea
Nacional (parlamento unicameral), Mariela Castro ha impulsado
iniciativas para reconocer los plenos derechos de las personas LGTBI,
entre ellas un proyecto de ley de identidad de género en sentido amplio.
Castro Espín afirmó que el PCC hizo un llamamiento en el último Congreso
para avanzar más rápido en la respuesta legislativa por los derechos de
orientación sexual e identidad de género, lo que significa que "el
pueblo cubano está preparado para seguir avanzando de justicia y equidad
social".
La "justicia y la equidad" excluyen a los opositores y críticos del
régimen pertenecientes a la comunidad LGTBI, marginados por el CENESEX.
Sobre el matrimonio de personas del mismo sexo, que todavía no se
contempla en la legislación cubana, Castro Espín señaló que aunque "no
es la mayor aspiración para la garantía de derechos LGTBI", sí es una
opción que debería estar al alcance de todo el mundo.
Source: Gritos de 'Socialismo sí, homofobia no' en la conga del CENESEX
| Diario de Cuba - http://www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/1463255011_22386.html
domingo, 15 de mayo de 2016
viernes, 13 de mayo de 2016
Two LGBT leaders from United States visiting Cuba for pride events
Two LGBT leaders from United States visiting Cuba for pride events
LGBT activists Evan Wolfson and Tico Almeida are in Havana
They will participate in International Day Against Homophobia and
Transphobia events
Wolfson founded Freedom to Marry; Almeida is the Cuban-American founder
of Freedom to Work
BY STEVE ROTHAUS
srothaus@miamiherald.com
Evan Wolfson and Tico Almeida, two of the United States' best-known LGBT
activists, are in Havana to participate in International Day Against
Homophobia and Transphobia events.
Tico Almeida of Freedom to Work. Via Facebook
The weeklong visit "consists of a series of LGBT events, panels,
community fairs, and a pride parade in Havana on Saturday, May 14 and a
second pride parade in the Cuban city of Matanzas on May 17," according
to a joint news release sent by Wolfson and Almeida.
"I'm no expert and am here to learn, listen, and share ideas, including
a better understanding of Cuba's pathway to the freedom to marry,"
Wolfson told the Miami Herald on Thursday night from Havana. "Nearly 70%
of the people of Latin America now live in a freedom to marry country.
The Cuban people deserve no less."
Wolfson and other activists on Thursday met with Cubans including
Mariela Castro, director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education
in Havana. She also is daughter of the Cuban leader Raul Castro.
Before Wolfson departed the U.S. on Wednesday, he publicly thanked
President Barack Obama.
"Thanks to President Obama, the restoration of relations between the US
and Cuba allows people to travel and exchange ideas, and I am thrilled
to now be one of them," said Wolfson, founder of Freedom to Marry. "I
eagerly look forward to my first trip to Havana in conjunction with
International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia activities this week,
including multiple opportunities to meet with and learn from a range of
Cuban leaders and advocates, fellow conference attendees, LGBT activists
and supporters, and our U.S. Ambassador and the Embassy team. Human
rights are universal, and it's time for the freedom to marry in Cuba and
across the Americas."
Obama visited Cuba in March, setting the stage for a change in
diplomatic relations between the island and United States.
"I have visited my family in Cuba much more often in the past few years
thanks to President Obama's executive action easing the old and
burdensome travel restrictions," said Almeida, the Cuban-American
founder of Freedom to Work. "I am looking forward to meeting the brave
Cubans advocating for marriage equality, and I am honored that I have
been invited to speak on a panel about our experience in the United
States litigating against LGBT workplace discrimination in the historic
case called Freedom to Work vs. ExxonMobil. I'm also looking forward to
the LGBT pride parade next week in the Cuban city of Matanzas, which
elected my great-grandfather as its mayor in the 1930's and then to the
Cuban Senate in the 1940's. I hope this is the first, but not last time
I can invite my Cuban relatives to join me in celebrating LGBT pride."
Source: Two LGBT leaders from United States visiting Cuba for pride
events | In Cuba Today -
http://www.incubatoday.com/news/article77302007.html
LGBT activists Evan Wolfson and Tico Almeida are in Havana
They will participate in International Day Against Homophobia and
Transphobia events
Wolfson founded Freedom to Marry; Almeida is the Cuban-American founder
of Freedom to Work
BY STEVE ROTHAUS
srothaus@miamiherald.com
Evan Wolfson and Tico Almeida, two of the United States' best-known LGBT
activists, are in Havana to participate in International Day Against
Homophobia and Transphobia events.
Tico Almeida of Freedom to Work. Via Facebook
The weeklong visit "consists of a series of LGBT events, panels,
community fairs, and a pride parade in Havana on Saturday, May 14 and a
second pride parade in the Cuban city of Matanzas on May 17," according
to a joint news release sent by Wolfson and Almeida.
"I'm no expert and am here to learn, listen, and share ideas, including
a better understanding of Cuba's pathway to the freedom to marry,"
Wolfson told the Miami Herald on Thursday night from Havana. "Nearly 70%
of the people of Latin America now live in a freedom to marry country.
The Cuban people deserve no less."
Wolfson and other activists on Thursday met with Cubans including
Mariela Castro, director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education
in Havana. She also is daughter of the Cuban leader Raul Castro.
Before Wolfson departed the U.S. on Wednesday, he publicly thanked
President Barack Obama.
"Thanks to President Obama, the restoration of relations between the US
and Cuba allows people to travel and exchange ideas, and I am thrilled
to now be one of them," said Wolfson, founder of Freedom to Marry. "I
eagerly look forward to my first trip to Havana in conjunction with
International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia activities this week,
including multiple opportunities to meet with and learn from a range of
Cuban leaders and advocates, fellow conference attendees, LGBT activists
and supporters, and our U.S. Ambassador and the Embassy team. Human
rights are universal, and it's time for the freedom to marry in Cuba and
across the Americas."
Obama visited Cuba in March, setting the stage for a change in
diplomatic relations between the island and United States.
"I have visited my family in Cuba much more often in the past few years
thanks to President Obama's executive action easing the old and
burdensome travel restrictions," said Almeida, the Cuban-American
founder of Freedom to Work. "I am looking forward to meeting the brave
Cubans advocating for marriage equality, and I am honored that I have
been invited to speak on a panel about our experience in the United
States litigating against LGBT workplace discrimination in the historic
case called Freedom to Work vs. ExxonMobil. I'm also looking forward to
the LGBT pride parade next week in the Cuban city of Matanzas, which
elected my great-grandfather as its mayor in the 1930's and then to the
Cuban Senate in the 1940's. I hope this is the first, but not last time
I can invite my Cuban relatives to join me in celebrating LGBT pride."
Source: Two LGBT leaders from United States visiting Cuba for pride
events | In Cuba Today -
http://www.incubatoday.com/news/article77302007.html
jueves, 12 de mayo de 2016
Evan Wolfson travels to Cuba
Evan Wolfson travels to Cuba
Freedom to Marry founder Evan Wolfson arrived in Cuba on May 11, 2016,
to take part in International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
commemorations. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)
Two American LGBT rights advocates arrived in Cuba on Wednesday to take
part a series of events that will commemorate the International Day
Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
Freedom to Work President Tico Almeida on Thursday is scheduled to take
part in a panel on LGBT advocacy in Havana that is organized by the
National Center for Sexual Education, which is directed by Mariela
Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raúl Castro. He and Freedom to Marry
founder Evan Wolfson will also attend marches and other events
commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
that are taking place in the Cuban capital and the city of Matanzas
through May 21.
"Thanks to President Obama, the restoration of relations between the
U.S. and Cuba allows people to travel and exchange ideas, and I am
thrilled to now be one of them," said Wolfson in a press release.
This year's International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
commemorations in Cuba are taking place against the backdrop of a
campaign in support of marriage rights for same-sex couples that
independent LGBT rights advocates launched late last year.
The campaign — known as "We Also Love" or "Nosotros También Amamos" in
Spanish — encourages Cubans to sign a petition in support of the issues.
The Cuban constitution currently defines marriage as between a man and a
woman.
Mariela Castro, who spearheads LGBT-specific issues on the Communist
island, publicly supports marriage rights for same-sex couples. The
independent advocates who are behind the gay nuptials initiative have
accused Mariela Castro and her organization of not doing enough to spur
Cuban lawmakers to act on the issue.
"I am looking forward to meeting the brave Cubans advocating for
marriage equality," said Almeida, a Cuban American with relatives in
Matanzas.
Wolfson: Human rights are universal
Then-President Fidel Castro sent more than 25,000 gay men and others
deemed unfit for military service to labor camps in the years after the
1959 Cuban revolution.
The Communist island's government forcibly quarantined people living
with HIV/AIDS in state-run sanitaria until 1993. Fidel Castro apologized
for sending gay men to the camps, known as Military Units to Aid
Production, during a 2010 interview with a Mexican newspaper.
Supporters of Mariela Castro, who is a member of the Cuban Parliament,
point out that Cuba has offered free sex-reassignment surgeries under
its national health care system since 2008. They also note that she
voted against a 2013 bill against discrimination in the workplace based
on sexual orientation because it did not include trans-specific protections.
Cuba and the U.S. officially restored diplomatic relations last August.
President Obama traveled to Havana in March.
He spoke publicly about human rights during a press conference with Raúl
Castro and in a televised speech at Havana's Alicia Alonso Grand
Theater. Obama also met with two independent LGBT rights advocates
before leaving the country.
"Human rights are universal," said Wolfson. "It's time for the freedom
to marry in Cuba and across the Americas."
Wolfson has traveled to South Africa, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and
other countries since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last June that
same-sex couples can legally marry across the U.S.
Freedom to Marry formally shut down earlier this year.
Source: Evan Wolfson travels to Cuba -
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/05/11/evan-wolfson-travels-to-cuba/
Freedom to Marry founder Evan Wolfson arrived in Cuba on May 11, 2016,
to take part in International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
commemorations. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)
Two American LGBT rights advocates arrived in Cuba on Wednesday to take
part a series of events that will commemorate the International Day
Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
Freedom to Work President Tico Almeida on Thursday is scheduled to take
part in a panel on LGBT advocacy in Havana that is organized by the
National Center for Sexual Education, which is directed by Mariela
Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raúl Castro. He and Freedom to Marry
founder Evan Wolfson will also attend marches and other events
commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
that are taking place in the Cuban capital and the city of Matanzas
through May 21.
"Thanks to President Obama, the restoration of relations between the
U.S. and Cuba allows people to travel and exchange ideas, and I am
thrilled to now be one of them," said Wolfson in a press release.
This year's International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
commemorations in Cuba are taking place against the backdrop of a
campaign in support of marriage rights for same-sex couples that
independent LGBT rights advocates launched late last year.
The campaign — known as "We Also Love" or "Nosotros También Amamos" in
Spanish — encourages Cubans to sign a petition in support of the issues.
The Cuban constitution currently defines marriage as between a man and a
woman.
Mariela Castro, who spearheads LGBT-specific issues on the Communist
island, publicly supports marriage rights for same-sex couples. The
independent advocates who are behind the gay nuptials initiative have
accused Mariela Castro and her organization of not doing enough to spur
Cuban lawmakers to act on the issue.
"I am looking forward to meeting the brave Cubans advocating for
marriage equality," said Almeida, a Cuban American with relatives in
Matanzas.
Wolfson: Human rights are universal
Then-President Fidel Castro sent more than 25,000 gay men and others
deemed unfit for military service to labor camps in the years after the
1959 Cuban revolution.
The Communist island's government forcibly quarantined people living
with HIV/AIDS in state-run sanitaria until 1993. Fidel Castro apologized
for sending gay men to the camps, known as Military Units to Aid
Production, during a 2010 interview with a Mexican newspaper.
Supporters of Mariela Castro, who is a member of the Cuban Parliament,
point out that Cuba has offered free sex-reassignment surgeries under
its national health care system since 2008. They also note that she
voted against a 2013 bill against discrimination in the workplace based
on sexual orientation because it did not include trans-specific protections.
Cuba and the U.S. officially restored diplomatic relations last August.
President Obama traveled to Havana in March.
He spoke publicly about human rights during a press conference with Raúl
Castro and in a televised speech at Havana's Alicia Alonso Grand
Theater. Obama also met with two independent LGBT rights advocates
before leaving the country.
"Human rights are universal," said Wolfson. "It's time for the freedom
to marry in Cuba and across the Americas."
Wolfson has traveled to South Africa, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and
other countries since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last June that
same-sex couples can legally marry across the U.S.
Freedom to Marry formally shut down earlier this year.
Source: Evan Wolfson travels to Cuba -
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/05/11/evan-wolfson-travels-to-cuba/
miércoles, 11 de mayo de 2016
Jornada Cubana contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia - Debates sin una legislación contra la discriminación
Jornada Cubana contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia: Debates sin una
legislación contra la discriminación
DDC | La Habana | 11 Mayo 2016 - 3:06 pm.
La discriminación por orientación sexual e identidad de género en los
ámbitos laborales centró el debate en uno de los espacios de la novena
Jornada Cubana contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia, que se desarrolla en
La Habana, informó la estatal Prensa Latina.
"Buscamos generar un diálogo en el cual se aporten enfoques interesantes
sobre la cuestión de la inclusión social de personas con orientaciones
sexuales no heteronormativas", explicó el coordinador general de la
jornada, Manuel Vázquez.
Según dijo en declaraciones al medio oficial, estos temas serán
discutidos a partir de varias experiencias en la Isla y otras naciones.
Vázquez puso como ejemplo que en un panel de políticas públicas,
legislación y prácticas legales inclusivas para personas LGBTI en el
ámbito laboral, la diputada argentina por el Frente para la Victoria,
Karina Nazábal, habló sobre las experiencias de su país en este tema.
Durante su exposición hizo énfasis en la ley de cupo laboral para trans,
una norma que protegió de manera legal el acceso al trabajo para
personas de ese colectivo.
Además dijo que la parlamentaria amplió sobre las complejidades de los
debates para su aprobación, primero dentro de las filas de su formación
política y luego en las otras instancias, así como de los retos para su
cumplimiento.
Mientras en numerosos países la lucha contra la discriminación ha sido
amparada con leyes concretas en las distintas legislaciones, en la Isla
los esfuerzos se concentran en "la creación de conciencia" al respecto
en la sociedad. Grupos de la comunidad LGBTI critican que no es
suficiente y reclaman con frecuencia que se legisle al respecto.
El Salón de Mayo del Pabellón Cuba, en el Vedado, acogió el martes
también un espacio de discusión sobre el activismo en derechos sexuales.
Asimismo, en el Hotel Nacional se realizó un taller sobre matrimonio
igualitario, otro asunto pendiente en la Isla.
La gala de la Jornada Cubana contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia está
prevista para el 13 de mayo, y según los organizadores asistirá la
cantante española Marta Sánchez, así como reconocidos artistas cubanos
como Cucú Diamantes, la Camerata Romeu, entre otros.
De igual forma, el 14, una conga partirá desde la Piragua, en el malecón
habanero, y bailará hasta la Rampa, en la céntrica Avenida 23.
Source: Jornada Cubana contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia: Debates sin
una legislación contra la discriminación | Diario de Cuba -
http://www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/1462975604_22302.html
legislación contra la discriminación
DDC | La Habana | 11 Mayo 2016 - 3:06 pm.
La discriminación por orientación sexual e identidad de género en los
ámbitos laborales centró el debate en uno de los espacios de la novena
Jornada Cubana contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia, que se desarrolla en
La Habana, informó la estatal Prensa Latina.
"Buscamos generar un diálogo en el cual se aporten enfoques interesantes
sobre la cuestión de la inclusión social de personas con orientaciones
sexuales no heteronormativas", explicó el coordinador general de la
jornada, Manuel Vázquez.
Según dijo en declaraciones al medio oficial, estos temas serán
discutidos a partir de varias experiencias en la Isla y otras naciones.
Vázquez puso como ejemplo que en un panel de políticas públicas,
legislación y prácticas legales inclusivas para personas LGBTI en el
ámbito laboral, la diputada argentina por el Frente para la Victoria,
Karina Nazábal, habló sobre las experiencias de su país en este tema.
Durante su exposición hizo énfasis en la ley de cupo laboral para trans,
una norma que protegió de manera legal el acceso al trabajo para
personas de ese colectivo.
Además dijo que la parlamentaria amplió sobre las complejidades de los
debates para su aprobación, primero dentro de las filas de su formación
política y luego en las otras instancias, así como de los retos para su
cumplimiento.
Mientras en numerosos países la lucha contra la discriminación ha sido
amparada con leyes concretas en las distintas legislaciones, en la Isla
los esfuerzos se concentran en "la creación de conciencia" al respecto
en la sociedad. Grupos de la comunidad LGBTI critican que no es
suficiente y reclaman con frecuencia que se legisle al respecto.
El Salón de Mayo del Pabellón Cuba, en el Vedado, acogió el martes
también un espacio de discusión sobre el activismo en derechos sexuales.
Asimismo, en el Hotel Nacional se realizó un taller sobre matrimonio
igualitario, otro asunto pendiente en la Isla.
La gala de la Jornada Cubana contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia está
prevista para el 13 de mayo, y según los organizadores asistirá la
cantante española Marta Sánchez, así como reconocidos artistas cubanos
como Cucú Diamantes, la Camerata Romeu, entre otros.
De igual forma, el 14, una conga partirá desde la Piragua, en el malecón
habanero, y bailará hasta la Rampa, en la céntrica Avenida 23.
Source: Jornada Cubana contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia: Debates sin
una legislación contra la discriminación | Diario de Cuba -
http://www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/1462975604_22302.html
martes, 10 de mayo de 2016
FAR y PNR entre entidades más homofóbicas en Cuba
FAR y PNR entre entidades más homofóbicas en Cuba
mayo 09, 2016
Martinoticias.com
El régimen de Cuba es el único en todo el hemisferio occidental que ha
encerrado a los homosexuales en campos de trabajos forzados, las
tristemente célebres Unidades Militares de Ayuda a la Producción, UMAP.
La Policía Nacional Revolucionaria (PNR), las Fuerzas Armadas
Revolucionarias (MINFAR) y el Centro Promotor del Humor figuran entre
las entidades estatales del régimen del general Raúl Castro más
homofóbicas de la capital cubana, según una encuesta.
El sondeo fue realizado por la Fundación Independiente Defensora de los
Derechos LGBTI, Shui Tuix , que dirige Navid Fernández.
La organización Shui Tuix hizo la encuesta en el marco de la campaña
"Pintemos de rosa la homofobia", que cada año comienza en la última
semana de abril y termina el 28 de junio en la isla.
Fernández dijo a Martí Noticias que el título de más homofóbicas
entidades estatales no es gratuito pues la Policía Nacional
Revolucionaria reprime constantemente a los homosexuales por el mero
hecho de serlo, que las Fuerzas Armadas no admiten homosexuales en sus
filas y que el Centro Promotor del Humor se pasa las noches haciendo
chistes de mal gusto a costa de los homosexuales.
Asegura el activista homosexual que la fundación que dirige pretende
entregar a cada una de estas entidades estatales una placa como el
título de HOMOFOBIA.
La entidad pro derechos homosexuales proclama tener como objetivo
incidir en el cambio de actitud ciudadana en el mal social, llamado
HOMOFOBIA, logrando una mejor integración de los miembros de la
Comunidad LGBTI en la Sociedad Cubana.
Durante la Jornada contra la Homofobia en la Capital, que se celebra en
abril, los activistas de la fundación marchan bien identificados y
agrupados, repartiendo condones, plegables, e información sobre el
Proyecto Shui Tuix, Orientaciones de Salud y Prevención del VIH/Sida,
además de distribuir información sobre la campaña Nosotros También Ámanos.
El régimen de Cuba es el único en todo el hemisferio occidental que ha
encerrado a los homosexuales en campos de trabajos forzados, las
tristemente célebres Unidades Militares de Ayuda a la Producción, UMAP,
donde durante los años sesenta fueron confinadas unas 35.000 personas
entre homosexuales, religiosos y desafectos al sistema.
Source: FAR y PNR entre entidades más homofóbicas en Cuba -
http://www.martinoticias.com/a/far-pnr-entidades-homofobicas-en-cuba/121767.html
mayo 09, 2016
Martinoticias.com
El régimen de Cuba es el único en todo el hemisferio occidental que ha
encerrado a los homosexuales en campos de trabajos forzados, las
tristemente célebres Unidades Militares de Ayuda a la Producción, UMAP.
La Policía Nacional Revolucionaria (PNR), las Fuerzas Armadas
Revolucionarias (MINFAR) y el Centro Promotor del Humor figuran entre
las entidades estatales del régimen del general Raúl Castro más
homofóbicas de la capital cubana, según una encuesta.
El sondeo fue realizado por la Fundación Independiente Defensora de los
Derechos LGBTI, Shui Tuix , que dirige Navid Fernández.
La organización Shui Tuix hizo la encuesta en el marco de la campaña
"Pintemos de rosa la homofobia", que cada año comienza en la última
semana de abril y termina el 28 de junio en la isla.
Fernández dijo a Martí Noticias que el título de más homofóbicas
entidades estatales no es gratuito pues la Policía Nacional
Revolucionaria reprime constantemente a los homosexuales por el mero
hecho de serlo, que las Fuerzas Armadas no admiten homosexuales en sus
filas y que el Centro Promotor del Humor se pasa las noches haciendo
chistes de mal gusto a costa de los homosexuales.
Asegura el activista homosexual que la fundación que dirige pretende
entregar a cada una de estas entidades estatales una placa como el
título de HOMOFOBIA.
La entidad pro derechos homosexuales proclama tener como objetivo
incidir en el cambio de actitud ciudadana en el mal social, llamado
HOMOFOBIA, logrando una mejor integración de los miembros de la
Comunidad LGBTI en la Sociedad Cubana.
Durante la Jornada contra la Homofobia en la Capital, que se celebra en
abril, los activistas de la fundación marchan bien identificados y
agrupados, repartiendo condones, plegables, e información sobre el
Proyecto Shui Tuix, Orientaciones de Salud y Prevención del VIH/Sida,
además de distribuir información sobre la campaña Nosotros También Ámanos.
El régimen de Cuba es el único en todo el hemisferio occidental que ha
encerrado a los homosexuales en campos de trabajos forzados, las
tristemente célebres Unidades Militares de Ayuda a la Producción, UMAP,
donde durante los años sesenta fueron confinadas unas 35.000 personas
entre homosexuales, religiosos y desafectos al sistema.
Source: FAR y PNR entre entidades más homofóbicas en Cuba -
http://www.martinoticias.com/a/far-pnr-entidades-homofobicas-en-cuba/121767.html
lunes, 9 de mayo de 2016
Candis Cayne a Cuba como embajadora LGBT
Candis Cayne a Cuba como embajadora LGBT
mayo 08, 2016
Martinoticias.com
Cayne hablará en un panel de activistas LGBT y cumplirá así con la
invitación de la hija del general Raúl Castro, Mariela Castro Espín.
Mientras Caitlyn Jenner no puede hacerlo en este momento como se
esperaba debido a problemas de programación, Candis Cayne viajará a la
isla con la compañía de viajes de Jessi Calzado, Cuba inspira, como su
primera embajadora LGBT, y para participar en el Día Internacional
contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia.
El evento, organizado y patrocinado por la empresa, incluye seminarios y
conferencias y se llevará a cabo en La Habana la semana del 10 al 16 de
mayo, y en Matanzas, del 16 al 21 de mayo.
Cayne estará en Cuba la primera semana para participar en un panel de
activistas, y cumplir así con la invitación de la hija del gobernante
cubano Raúl Castro, Mariela Castro Espín, jefa del Centro Nacional de
Educación Sexual de Cuba (CENESEX) que aboga por los derechos LGBT.
Un centenar de miembros de la comunidad LGBT de Estados Unidos serán
trasladados en un avión para unirse a las actividades.
Por otro lado, de finalmente llegar a viajar a Cuba Jenner, su anfitrión
ideal sería Alberto Juantorena, pues ambos fueron campeones de los
Juegos Olímpicos de 1976 en Montreal, Canadá, y precisamente en campo y
pista.
En aquel entonces, Bruce Jenner triunfó en decatlón y Juantorena, en los
400 y 800 metros planos.
Source: Candis Cayne a Cuba como embajadora LGBT -
http://www.martinoticias.com/a/candis-cayne-visita-cuba-embajadora-lgtb/121732.html
mayo 08, 2016
Martinoticias.com
Cayne hablará en un panel de activistas LGBT y cumplirá así con la
invitación de la hija del general Raúl Castro, Mariela Castro Espín.
Mientras Caitlyn Jenner no puede hacerlo en este momento como se
esperaba debido a problemas de programación, Candis Cayne viajará a la
isla con la compañía de viajes de Jessi Calzado, Cuba inspira, como su
primera embajadora LGBT, y para participar en el Día Internacional
contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia.
El evento, organizado y patrocinado por la empresa, incluye seminarios y
conferencias y se llevará a cabo en La Habana la semana del 10 al 16 de
mayo, y en Matanzas, del 16 al 21 de mayo.
Cayne estará en Cuba la primera semana para participar en un panel de
activistas, y cumplir así con la invitación de la hija del gobernante
cubano Raúl Castro, Mariela Castro Espín, jefa del Centro Nacional de
Educación Sexual de Cuba (CENESEX) que aboga por los derechos LGBT.
Un centenar de miembros de la comunidad LGBT de Estados Unidos serán
trasladados en un avión para unirse a las actividades.
Por otro lado, de finalmente llegar a viajar a Cuba Jenner, su anfitrión
ideal sería Alberto Juantorena, pues ambos fueron campeones de los
Juegos Olímpicos de 1976 en Montreal, Canadá, y precisamente en campo y
pista.
En aquel entonces, Bruce Jenner triunfó en decatlón y Juantorena, en los
400 y 800 metros planos.
Source: Candis Cayne a Cuba como embajadora LGBT -
http://www.martinoticias.com/a/candis-cayne-visita-cuba-embajadora-lgtb/121732.html
miércoles, 4 de mayo de 2016
Cuba to mark global day against homophobia, transphobia
Cuba to mark global day against homophobia, transphobia
The daughter of Cuban President Raúl Castro on Tuesday spoke about her
organization's plans to commemorate the International Day Against
Homophobia and Transphobia.
Mariela Castro, director of Cuba's National Center for Sexual Education,
told reporters and her supporters in Havana that her organization, which
is known by the Spanish acronym CENESEX, will hold a series of events in
the Cuban capital and the city of Matanzas from May 10-21.
Mariela Castro is expected to take part in marches in Havana and
Matanzas on May 14 and 17 respectively. Candis Cayne, a transgender
actress who appears in Caitlyn Jenner's reality show, is slated to join
other LGBT rights advocates on a panel in the Cuban capital on May 10.
EFE reported Mariela Castro received an award on Tuesday from U.N.
Development Program Resident Representative in Cuba Myrta Kaulard that
acknowledged CENESEX's efforts to promote "equality" and combat
gender-based violence in the country. Mariela Castro also said that
delegates to last month's Cuban Communist Party congress in Havana
acknowledged people suffer discrimination because of their sexual
orientation and gender identity.
"We felt that support for our work within the party was more explicit,
much clearer," Mariela Castro told Cibercuba, a Cuban website.
Independent activists criticize Mariela Castro, CENESEX
Mariela Castro's supporters credit her with championing LGBT-specific
issues on the Communist island.
Mariela Castro, who is a member of the Cuban Parliament, has publicly
spoken in support of marriage rights for same-sex couples. She voted
against a 2013 bill against discrimination in the workplace based on
sexual orientation because it did not trans-specific protections.
Cuba has offered free sex-reassignment surgeries under its national
health care system since 2008, but independent LGBT rights advocates
insist that only a few dozen trans people have been able to undergo the
procedure. Adela Hernández in 2012 became the first openly trans person
to hold public office on the island when she became a member of the
Caibarién Municipal Council.
Then-President Fidel Castro sent more than 25,000 gay men and others
deemed unfit for military service to labor camps known as Military Units
to Aid Production in the years after the 1959 Cuban revolution. The
Communist island's government forcibly quarantined people living with
HIV/AIDS in state-run sanitaria until 1993.
Cuban LGBT rights advocates who are not affiliated with Mariela Castro
and CENESEX maintain that authorities routinely harass them.
The Cuban Foundation for LGBTI Rights and other independent advocacy
groups launched a campaign late last year that encourages Cubans to sign
a petition in support of marriage rights for same-sex couples. Those
behind the initiative have accused Mariela Castro and CENESEX of not
doing enough to spur lawmakers to act on the issue.
"When a situation presents itself and it requires something to be done
to resolve it in a way that affects many people, they never have
solutions or answers," Mariano López Borell, a campaign organizer who
lives in Havana's San Miguel del Padrón neighborhood, told the Blade in
a previous interview.
Cuban government unresponsive to Blade visa request
CENESEX's International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia events
are scheduled to take place roughly two months after President Obama
traveled to Havana.
Two independent LGBT rights advocates — Juana Mora Cedeño and Nelson
Álvarez Matute of Alianza Mano — were among the members of Cuban civil
society with whom Obama met. The president also raised human rights
during a televised speech at Havana's Alicia Alonso Grand Theater and a
press conference with Raúl Castro.
Obama announced in 2014 that the U.S. and Cuba would restore diplomatic
relations that had been cut since 1961.
The Blade has requested a press visa from the Cuban government that
would allow it to travel to the Communist island and report on CENESEX's
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia events. The Cuban
Embassy in D.C. has not responded to numerous emails and phone calls
over the status of the request.
Editor's note: Washington Blade International News Editor Michael K.
Lavers traveled to Cuba in May 2015 to report on the country's LGBT
rights movement.
Source: Cuba to mark global day against homophobia, transphobia -
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/05/03/cuba-to-mark-global-day-against-homophobia-transphobia/
The daughter of Cuban President Raúl Castro on Tuesday spoke about her
organization's plans to commemorate the International Day Against
Homophobia and Transphobia.
Mariela Castro, director of Cuba's National Center for Sexual Education,
told reporters and her supporters in Havana that her organization, which
is known by the Spanish acronym CENESEX, will hold a series of events in
the Cuban capital and the city of Matanzas from May 10-21.
Mariela Castro is expected to take part in marches in Havana and
Matanzas on May 14 and 17 respectively. Candis Cayne, a transgender
actress who appears in Caitlyn Jenner's reality show, is slated to join
other LGBT rights advocates on a panel in the Cuban capital on May 10.
EFE reported Mariela Castro received an award on Tuesday from U.N.
Development Program Resident Representative in Cuba Myrta Kaulard that
acknowledged CENESEX's efforts to promote "equality" and combat
gender-based violence in the country. Mariela Castro also said that
delegates to last month's Cuban Communist Party congress in Havana
acknowledged people suffer discrimination because of their sexual
orientation and gender identity.
"We felt that support for our work within the party was more explicit,
much clearer," Mariela Castro told Cibercuba, a Cuban website.
Independent activists criticize Mariela Castro, CENESEX
Mariela Castro's supporters credit her with championing LGBT-specific
issues on the Communist island.
Mariela Castro, who is a member of the Cuban Parliament, has publicly
spoken in support of marriage rights for same-sex couples. She voted
against a 2013 bill against discrimination in the workplace based on
sexual orientation because it did not trans-specific protections.
Cuba has offered free sex-reassignment surgeries under its national
health care system since 2008, but independent LGBT rights advocates
insist that only a few dozen trans people have been able to undergo the
procedure. Adela Hernández in 2012 became the first openly trans person
to hold public office on the island when she became a member of the
Caibarién Municipal Council.
Then-President Fidel Castro sent more than 25,000 gay men and others
deemed unfit for military service to labor camps known as Military Units
to Aid Production in the years after the 1959 Cuban revolution. The
Communist island's government forcibly quarantined people living with
HIV/AIDS in state-run sanitaria until 1993.
Cuban LGBT rights advocates who are not affiliated with Mariela Castro
and CENESEX maintain that authorities routinely harass them.
The Cuban Foundation for LGBTI Rights and other independent advocacy
groups launched a campaign late last year that encourages Cubans to sign
a petition in support of marriage rights for same-sex couples. Those
behind the initiative have accused Mariela Castro and CENESEX of not
doing enough to spur lawmakers to act on the issue.
"When a situation presents itself and it requires something to be done
to resolve it in a way that affects many people, they never have
solutions or answers," Mariano López Borell, a campaign organizer who
lives in Havana's San Miguel del Padrón neighborhood, told the Blade in
a previous interview.
Cuban government unresponsive to Blade visa request
CENESEX's International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia events
are scheduled to take place roughly two months after President Obama
traveled to Havana.
Two independent LGBT rights advocates — Juana Mora Cedeño and Nelson
Álvarez Matute of Alianza Mano — were among the members of Cuban civil
society with whom Obama met. The president also raised human rights
during a televised speech at Havana's Alicia Alonso Grand Theater and a
press conference with Raúl Castro.
Obama announced in 2014 that the U.S. and Cuba would restore diplomatic
relations that had been cut since 1961.
The Blade has requested a press visa from the Cuban government that
would allow it to travel to the Communist island and report on CENESEX's
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia events. The Cuban
Embassy in D.C. has not responded to numerous emails and phone calls
over the status of the request.
Editor's note: Washington Blade International News Editor Michael K.
Lavers traveled to Cuba in May 2015 to report on the country's LGBT
rights movement.
Source: Cuba to mark global day against homophobia, transphobia -
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/05/03/cuba-to-mark-global-day-against-homophobia-transphobia/
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