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| Region | Cuba |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | Jun 17, 1997 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Cuba, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics since the removal of references to homosexuality in 1997 in Article 303 which considered "homosexual solicitations" as a public scandal leading to arrest. Law No.54 guarantees the constitutional right to freedom of association. It is worth nothing that in 2019, a pride parade was held in open defiance of the government's views referring to it as "subversive". 3 activists were arrested. HRW has noted concerns on freedom of expression in Cuba which could potentially affect LGBT rights activists. |
| Sources | https://instituciones.sld.cu/socientificas/ley-de-asociaciones-ley-5485/ https://www.france24.com/en/20190512-cuba-lgbt-activists-hold-pride-parade-defiance-government https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2023/country-chapters/cuba https://www.cubaencuentro.com/cuba/articulos/mapa-de-la-homofobia-10736/(page)/4 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more information.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 17, 1997 |
| Description | In Cuba, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. Law No.54 guarantees the constitutional right to freedom of association. It is worth nothing that in 2019, a pride parade was held in open defiance of the government's views referring to it as "subversive". 3 activists were arrested. HRW has noted concerns on freedom of expression in Cuba which could potentially affect LGBT rights activists. | In Cuba, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics since the removal of references to homosexuality in 1997 in Article 303 which considered "homosexual solicitations" as a public scandal leading to arrest. Law No.54 guarantees the constitutional right to freedom of association. It is worth nothing that in 2019, a pride parade was held in open defiance of the government's views referring to it as "subversive". 3 activists were arrested. HRW has noted concerns on freedom of expression in Cuba which could potentially affect LGBT rights activists. |
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| Sources | https://instituciones.sld.cu/socientificas/ley-de-asociaciones-ley-5485/ https://www.france24.com/en/20190512-cuba-lgbt-activists-hold-pride-parade-defiance-government https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2023/country-chapters/cuba#:~:text=The%20government%20controls%20virtually%20all,yet%20independent%20journalism%20remained%20forbidden. | https://instituciones.sld.cu/socientificas/ley-de-asociaciones-ley-5485/ https://www.france24.com/en/20190512-cuba-lgbt-activists-hold-pride-parade-defiance-government https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2023/country-chapters/cuba https://www.cubaencuentro.com/cuba/articulos/mapa-de-la-homofobia-10736/(page)/4 |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. A more accurate representation of the situation in Cuba to show some of the areas of ambiguity
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| Description | In Cuba, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Cuba, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. Law No.54 guarantees the constitutional right to freedom of association. It is worth nothing that in 2019, a pride parade was held in open defiance of the government's views referring to it as "subversive". 3 activists were arrested. HRW has noted concerns on freedom of expression in Cuba which could potentially affect LGBT rights activists. |
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| Sources | https://instituciones.sld.cu/socientificas/ley-de-asociaciones-ley-5485/ https://www.france24.com/en/20190512-cuba-lgbt-activists-hold-pride-parade-defiance-government https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2023/country-chapters/cuba#:~:text=The%20government%20controls%20virtually%20all,yet%20independent%20journalism%20remained%20forbidden. | |