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Havana, (EFE).- Hundreds of people held this Saturday the traditional conga against homophobia and transphobia, the annual parade that defends respect for sexual diversity and the rights of the LGBTI community in Cuba for more than a decade.
Activists marched along one of the central avenues of Havana's Vedado neighborhood with colorful banners and flags alluding to the LGBTI community and are part of the Cuban Days against Homophobia and Transphobia, which will end on May 18.
Under the slogan 'Love is law', these activities will show "the daily struggles related to the defense of rights reflected in national laws, such as the Constitution and the Family Code", according to what the director of the National Center for Sex Education (Cenesex), Mariela Castro, told the press.
The program for this edition includes activities in Havana and Holguín province (east), including the traditional Cuban Gala against Homophobia.
These conferences against homophobia and transphobia have been held in Cuba since 2008. In 2019, they were cancelled due to the tightening of economic sanctions by the United States, according to the official version.
In response, a part of the LGBTI community called for an alternative march that ended in clashes.
The Caribbean country approved the Family Code in 2022, a set of regulations that recognized, among other things, same-sex marriage.
