Cubans to vote in referendum on same-sex marriage
Sep 24, 2022 9:07 pm
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)— Cubans on Sunday will vote in a landmark referendum on whether to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption, allow surrogate pregnancies and give greater rights to non-biological parents.
The new family code, promoted by the communist government, would represent a major shift in Cuba, where the culture of machismo is strong and where the LGBTQ community was ostracised by authorities in the 1960s and 1970s.
More than eight million Cubans over 16 are invited to vote "Yes" or "No" amid the country's worst economic crisis in 30 years, and experts say the referendum could turn into an opportunity to voice opposition against the government.
If approved, the new family code would replace a law in effect since 1975 and define marriage as the union between two people, rather than that of a man and a woman.
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I read long ago that Cuban children are involved in helping at the voting centers, which seems like a terrific idea, creating an interest in community actions for schoolkids when they are in the upper lower grades and forward.
Their election days impact the entire community in an actual personal way, starting in their school years.
