Reply #134: There is literally tons

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of information documenting the brutal mistreatment of Gays by Castro's Cuba. As one example check out the Independent Gay Forum here:
http://www.indegayforum.org/authors/carpenter/carpenter17.html

In an hour you could find hundreds more on google, if you are really interested. I would also recommend you read Cuban gay writer Reinaldo Arenas' auto-biography "Before Night Falls". (It is also a fine movie.)

Like you, I did not believe Castro persecuted, tortured and imprisoned Gays for no crime except their sexual identity. Then, a few years ago, I saw the movie "Before Night Falls". Then I read the book. Then I began to talk to Gay activists and check out some of the huge documentation available. It really opened my eyes to the almost unbelievable cruelty and hatred of Castro and his regime toward Gays. This can't just be brushed off. I once thought Castro was a genuine people's hero. I now know that he is monster.