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May 13, 2013
‘Homophobia, no! Socialism, yes!’ chant hundreds of Cubans in pro-gay march

The Cuban government sponsored an anti-homophobia march led by gay rights advocate and daughter of Cuban president Mariela Castro

Fidel Castro’s niece led hundreds of Cubans over the weekend in a march to promote gay rights in the island.

Married mother of three Mariela Castro, daughter to current Cuban leader Raul Castro, led hundreds of marchers through the Cuban capital of Havana shouting ‘Homophobia, no! Socialism, yes!' in a state-sponsored march against homophobia.

May 6, 2013
Cuba president’s daughter wins US gay rights award

Mariela Castro wins an award for her groundbreaking LGBT rights advocacy work

Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban president Raul Castro and niece of former president Fidel Castro, received a US award for her pro gay rights advocacy.

Castro is credited with improving conditions for LGBT Cubans as well as working to introduce marriage equality in Cuba.

May 1, 2013
Niece of Cuba's Fidel Castro to be able to pick up gay rights award in Philadelphia after all

Mariela Castro had originally been denied visa to travel from NYC

The US State Department has changed course and will now allow the daughter of Cuban leader Raul Castro to travel to Philadelphia this week to accept an award from The Equality Forum for her work on behalf of gay rights.

Mariela Castro, already in the US attending meetings in New York, is prevented as a Cuban diplomat from traveling more than 25 miles from the United Nations without permission.

April 26, 2013
Niece of Cuba's Fidel Castro denied permission to pick up gay rights award in Philadelphia

Equaity Forum calls the visa denial 'shocking'

The niece of retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro has been denied a visa by the US State Department to travel to Philadelphia to accept an award for her work on behalf of gay rights.

Mariela Castro, director of Cuba's National Center for Sex Education, is already in the US attending meetings in New York. But Cuban diplomats are prevented from traveling more than 25 miles from the United Nations without permission.

November 17, 2012
Cuba elects first transgender politician

Cuba elects transgender woman Adela Hernandez to office in a first for the Caribbean socialist state following local government elections

Cuba has elected its first transgender politician following municipal elections earlier this month.

Adela Hernandez, 48, who has lived as a woman since childhood, was elected as a delegate to the municipal government of Caibarien in the Cuban province of Villa Clara in a vote of 280-170.

September 3, 2012
Cuba refuses to count LGBTs in 2012 census

Cuba will not count same-sex relationships in its 2012 national census despite calls by activists for inclusion

Cuban authorities have refused to include questions about Cubans' sexual orientation or transgender status and about same-sex relationships despite calls from a prominent LGBT activist who is now calling on LGBTs to mark themselves in even though Cuba’s National Bureau of Statistics and Information will not count them.

Activist and blogger Francisco Rodriguez wrote that his lobbying of the Bureau to collect information on LGBTs had fallen on deaf ears, despite campaigning on the issue since November last year.

May 24, 2012
Castro's daughter calls for end to gay hate during US visit

Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro says world must tackle homophobia before society can advance

Cuba's first daughter Mariela Castro told a forum in the US we can't advance as a society unless we tackle homophobia.

The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro made the comments during an address to about 50 medical professionals and transgender advocates at San Francisco General Hospital yesterday (23 May).

May 22, 2012
Cuba's first daughter meets LGBT leaders in San Francisco

Gay rights activist Mariela Castro has been granted a visa to visit the US, sparking fury among some Cuban-American lawmakers 

Mariela Castro will meet with leaders and members of the LGBT community in San Francisco this week.

The daughter of current president Raul Castro and niece of former president Fidel Castro is scheduled to be interviewed at the San Francisco LGBT Center at 1800 Market Street on Wednesday (23 May) from 6pm to 7:30pm Pacific Time.

May 14, 2012
Cuban President's daughter leads gay rights march

Mariela Castro urges Barack Obama to put his words of support for gay marriage into action

Cuba's first daughter Mariela Castro led a gay rights march in Havana on Saturday (12 May), reaffirming her support for gay marriage.

During the parade held to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) on 17 May, Castro again hinted that her country would soon legalize same-sex unions and applauded US President Barack Obama's historic backing of gay marriage.

However, the prominent LGBT activist and sexologist urged Obama to put his words into action.

May 11, 2012
Cuban President's daughter backs gay marriage again

Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuba's president, applauded Obama's message in support of gay marriage.
 

Cuba's first daughter Mariela Castro has once again voiced her support for legalizing gay marriage.

As early as January 2012, Castro revealed she backed policies by the Cuban government to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Her latest comments follow US President Barack Obama's message supporting gay marriage, making him the first sitting president in US history to do so.

January 18, 2012
Cuba may allow gay marriage says Mariela Castro

Mariela Castro says Cuba will consider legalizing same-sex civil unions.

The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro says the country’s lawmakers will consider legalising same-sex civil unions this year.

Mariela Castro, who is also the director of the National Sex Education Centre, told Cuba Si that the Cuban Justice Minister, Maria Esther Reus, announced that same-sex unions 'is going to be discussed in the assembly, and is on the agenda for 2012.'