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September 27, 2022

Two-Thirds of Cuban Voters Approve Referendum on Marriage and Gender Equality
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Cubans have voted overwhelmingly to legalize marriage equality. In a
nationwide referendum held Sunday, more than two-thirds of Cuban voters
backed a family code that allows LGBTQ people to marry or form civil
unions, and to adopt children. It also promotes the equal distribution
of domestic responsibilities between men and women and takes steps to
address domestic- and gender-based violence. On Monday, Cuban President
Miguel Díaz-Canel tweeted, "Starting today, we will be a better nation."
He added the hashtag "#El Amor Ya Es Ley," or "Love is now the law."


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