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Written by AP
Jan 17, 2012
Cuba’s first daughter says island lawmakers will consider legalizing same-sex civil unions this year, according to an AP report.
Mariela Castro is the daughter of President Raul Castro and a prominent LGBT civil rights activist. She says a preliminary proposal to modify the country’s Family Code is undergoing legal study and is on the legislative schedule for 2012.
Already once-banned gay Pride parades are now annual events, while the government has led anti-homophobia campaigns and begun covering gender-related procedures under the national health care system.
Mariela Castro’s comments came in an interview published on the state-run website Cubadebate.
