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| Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuba's President Raul Castro, speaks during a press conference in Havana, Monday, May 3, 2010. Headed by Mariela Castro, Cuba will hold events next week on the rights of homosexuals and transvestites in support of the International Day against Homophobia. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes) |
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Havana.
Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter congratulated Barack Obama on Thursday
for his support for gay marriage, but said his comments are just a first step
toward changing policy.
The US
president delivered a message that was "humane, understanding, in which he
even recognizes that he too has been changing his opinion in favor of marriage,
the free union of same-sex couples," said Mariela Castro, who is Cuba's
most prominent gay rights activist as head of the National Center for Sex
Education, or Cenesex.
"Hopefully
his words will be taken seriously in the political and legislative decisions
made in different states and in the whole world," Castro said, adding that
such statements by Obama and other politicians must be accompanied by concrete
actions if they are to be made into reality.
Castro's
group is pushing a proposal to allow same-sex unions that is under
consideration by Cuban legislators.
Cenesex is
leading an awareness campaign this month linked to the International Day
Against Homophobia on May 17.
Associated Press
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People wave
a giant gay pride flag before the start of a parade
marking the upcoming
International Day Against Homophobia,
in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 12, 2012.
International Day Against
Homophobia is celebrated globally on May 17
commemorating the
World Health Organization's declassification of homosexuality
as a
mental illness. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)
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