“Along with same-sex marriage, “the family law” allows easier surrogacy rules, adoption laws and wider laws for grandparents.”
On Monday, Cuba became the latest country to legalize same-sex marriage. Cuban people voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage.
More than 74% of the total 8 million votes were done in the referendum done by the Cuban government, out of which 3.9 million voters voted in support of it (66.9%), while 1.95 million opposed the proposal(33%) stated Alina Balseiro Gutierrez, president of the commission.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel tweeted that justice had won.
https://twitter.com/DiazCanelB/status/1574399651607973898
The interesting thing about the votes was that there was no independent body to observe the elections. However, the results and counts were shown on multiple social media handles.
Along with same-sex marriage, “the family law” allows easier surrogacy rules, adoption laws and wider laws for grandparents.
History of LGBTQ rights in Cuba
Under Fidel Castro’s regime, homosexuals, especially gay men were considered undesirables and were not allowed in the workforce.
In 1979, homosexuality was decriminalized in Cuba however reports of discrimination were still there after that.
Mariella Castro, daughter of Fidel Castro has openly raised her voice for the LGBTQ rights
 History of Same-sex marriage
Same-sex relationships have been there for eternity. However, in contemporary history, Denmark was the first country to recognize same-sex relationships in 1989.
In 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to officially recognize same-sex marriage.
As of now, there are 32 countries that recognize gay marriage with Chile, Switzerland and Slovenia becoming the newest addition to it.
In Cuba, the referendum has given approval and it shall be legalized soon. It shall be legalized in Andorra on Feb 2024.
Here are the countries that allow same-sex marriage
- Â More than half of the countries that legalize same-sex reunions are from Western Europe.
- African and Asian continents have the worst record in LGBTQ rights. There are many countries where this community sees absolute discrimination.
- South Africa is the only African country to legalize it and Taiwan is the only Asian country.
