Cuba passes ‘historic’ ban on anti-gay workplace discrimination

Mariela Castro, head of CENESEX

By Jean Paul Zapata,
Gay Star News

The Caribbean island of Cuba has reportedly implemented workplace discrimination protections for its LGBTI citizens.

Over the weekend the country’s Parliament approved changes to its labor code, including protections against workplace discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation

Blogger Andres Duque reported on his website Blabbeando Cuban blogger Francisco Rodriguez, also known as Paquito El De Cuba, tweeted in Spanish on Friday: ‘Experienced a countless number of emotions today at the Parliament. We now have the first law that protects gays, in this case in the workplace. The intense parliamentary debate left it almost certain the labor law will also ban discrimination based on gender identity. Mariela Castro proposed banning discrimination based on gender identity and obtained the support of Christian and intellectual parliamentary leaders.’