A conspicuous obscurity in modern Cuban history is the oppression of homosexuals under Fidel Castro, and unprecedented oppression at that. Samuel Farber notes, “The present Cuban government… has done more to promote homophobia than any regime in the country’s history.”6 Cuban gays jailed as 'pre-criminal social dangers'
Uncommon Sense: 6 Cuban gays jailed as 'pre-criminal social dangers'
November 04, 2009
The Castro dictatorship does not discriminate — all Cubans are subject to being sent to prison if they stray too far out of the mainstream, as defined by the regime, even if they do not commit a real crime.
Six Cuban homosexuals learned that this week when they were sentenced to prison terms of 2 to 3 years, after they were convicted of "pre-criminal social dangerousness," according to a Spanish gay rights group.
Like Tom Cruise in "Minority Report," the dictatorship apparently has the power to look into the future and determine who will commit a crime, so it locks them up before they can offend. Almost always, the "offenders" are Cubans opposed to the political, economic or other policies of the Castro dictatorship, which has no tolerance for opposition.
In the most recent case, their real "crime" — like that committed by all Cubans, gay or straight, labeled as "pre-criminal social dangers" — is that with their lifestyle, the six newly convicted Cubans have chosen to not conform with the "revolutionary ideal."
An ideal that for more than 50 years in Cuba, has demanded that all notions of individual freedom, including the right to sleep with whomever you want, be kept in the closet.
A conspicuous obscurity in modern Cuban history is the oppression of homosexuals under Fidel Castro, and unprecedented oppression at that. Samuel Farber notes, “The present Cuban government… has done more to promote homophobia than any regime in the country’s history.”
Far left in action.
Castro is bigoted, dated, psuedo-intellectual, dogmatic and preaches inaccurate propaganda like no tomorrow. I like how some of his speeches identify the abstract theory of socialism more than communism. It really gives socialism a bad outlook but only to people who don't realize what socialism actually is and how much regimes like this fail more due to their warped authoritarian interjections. This move is disgusting. It reminds me of how people can be killed for not supporting communism, or using the internet that is not watched bit-by-bit from the government. Terrible country. The people there are surprisingly doing the best they can. The attention they focus to medical and the amount of occupation as doctors is astounding.Sandokan said:A conspicuous obscurity in modern Cuban history is the oppression of homosexuals under Fidel Castro, and unprecedented oppression at that. Samuel Farber notes, “The present Cuban government… has done more to promote homophobia than any regime in the country’s history.”
mac said:Far left in action.
Let see Mariela Castro (she is the daughter of Raul Castro and the director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education and an advocate for LGBT rights), now is the time to show your support towards the LGTB rights in Cuba.Gay instructor loses government job
Cuba: News October 2009
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct. 15 (Aliomar Janjaque, Fundación Cubana LGTB, Cubanet/index) -Henry Solís, coordinator of Gay Freedom Party events planned by Cuba’s homosexual community, has been fired from his government job.
Solís. 27 years old, lost his post Oct. 7 at the Boyeros Municipal Cultural Center where he worked. Twenty-four of 39 parents of children studying there signed a petition in support of Solís.
Solís had graduated from the institution as an instructor.
Good thing Ahmadinejad doesn't have to worry about this. There are no gays in Iran.
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