Mariela Castro breaks tradition in fight for greater LGBT, HIV protections
Mariela Castro breaks tradition in fight for greater LGBT, HIV protections
- Yet another revolutionary tradition has been broken in Cuba: A lawmaker voted “no” in parliament.
And it wasn’t just any lawmaker. Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, gave the thumbs-down to a workers’ rights bill that she felt didn’t go far enough to prevent discrimination against people with HIV or with unconventional gender identities.
- Yet another revolutionary tradition has been broken in Cuba: A lawmaker voted “no” in parliament.
And it wasn’t just any lawmaker. Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, gave the thumbs-down to a workers’ rights bill that she felt didn’t go far enough to prevent discrimination against people with HIV or with unconventional gender identities.
