Comments on: First Pride March Squashed In Cuba http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:17:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carlos http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-65947 Carlos Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:49:48 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-65947 I've been to cuba and believe me there aint no one gayer than me. Don't believe the propaganda. Like it says it was not sanctioned by the National center for sexual education, in Cuba this means a lot. Cuba has recently made sexual reassignment surgery part of its nationalized health plan and recently had a national convention against homophobia all sanctioned and attended and promoted by the government. this "parade" was antagonist to socialism in cuba. Like i said i've been to cuba and the vast majority of people including the LGBT community is for the revolution. I remember a taxi driver telling me the following when i visited "I've heard that in the states they tell you that if you speak up against the government it is the state that will repress you, the truth is when you go out into a corner and start screaming against the revolution it is your own neighbors that will stand up to you, we know were our interests lie." I’ve been to cuba and believe me there aint no one gayer than me. Don’t believe the propaganda. Like it says it was not sanctioned by the National center for sexual education, in Cuba this means a lot. Cuba has recently made sexual reassignment surgery part of its nationalized health plan and recently had a national convention against homophobia all sanctioned and attended and promoted by the government. this “parade” was antagonist to socialism in cuba. Like i said i’ve been to cuba and the vast majority of people including the LGBT community is for the revolution. I remember a taxi driver telling me the following when i visited “I’ve heard that in the states they tell you that if you speak up against the government it is the state that will repress you, the truth is when you go out into a corner and start screaming against the revolution it is your own neighbors that will stand up to you, we know were our interests lie.”

]]> By: Humberto Capiro http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-64387 Humberto Capiro Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:34:37 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-64387 Check out Cuba Gay Rights Documentray "Improper Conduct" which includes an interview of Reinaldo Arenas the cuban writer whose life was portrayed by Javier Bardem in Julina Schnabel's film "Before Night Falls" where Bardem was nomimated for best actor. And for all those idiots that say "Stay out of Cuba", you should have a better response than that! When human rights are beign trampled on for almost 50 years WE ALL should be speak out. Improper Conduct "Mauvaise Conduite" 1984 Best Documentary Audience Award at the 1984 San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Check out Cuba Gay Rights Documentray “Improper Conduct” which includes an interview of Reinaldo Arenas the cuban writer whose life was portrayed by Javier Bardem in Julina Schnabel’s film “Before Night Falls” where Bardem was nomimated for best actor. And for all those idiots that say “Stay out of Cuba”, you should
have a better response than that! When human rights are beign trampled on for almost 50 years WE ALL should be speak out.

Improper Conduct “Mauvaise Conduite” 1984
Best Documentary Audience Award at the 1984 San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.

]]> By: Charles J. Mueller http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-64385 Charles J. Mueller Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:30:06 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-64385 So sad. So much bigotry and hatred. My heart goes out to the victims of this outrage. So sad. So much bigotry and hatred. My heart goes out to the victims of this outrage.

]]> By: An Other Greek http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-63853 An Other Greek Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:08:42 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-63853 growing pains. and not the wolfowitz kind. the struggle is active. ---------------------------------------- growing pains.

and not the wolfowitz kind.

the struggle is active.

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]]> By: kevin57 http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-63840 kevin57 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:39:37 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-63840 Just when I thought Cuba was making progress... Just when I thought Cuba was making progress…

]]> By: fredo777 http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-63817 fredo777 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:38:51 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-63817 You should stay out of Cuba. Unless, of course, your name <i>is</i> Cuba (Gooding, Jr.). In which case you should stay out of my movie-going experience. You should stay out of Cuba.

Unless, of course, your name is Cuba (Gooding, Jr.). In which case you should stay out of my movie-going experience.

]]> By: rick http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-63743 rick Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:56:33 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/first-pride-march-squashed-in-cuba-20080625/#comment-63743 florida should stay out of cuba. florida should stay out of cuba.

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