The appointment is made in Cuba. The referendum on the new family code, which plans to legalize same-sex marriage and surrogacy, will take place on September 25. This was announced this Friday by the Cuban parliament, after a proposal from the Council of State.
The secretary of the Council of State, Homero Acosta, specified that Cubans must answer a single question during the referendum: “Do you agree with the family code?” The law will be approved if it obtains “more than 50% of the valid votes cast at the polls.”
“It will be up to the sovereign people to make the final decision,” but “we are convinced that when the time comes, the majority of the Cuban people will approve this revolutionary, inclusive and democratic code,” added Homero Acosta.
A country still marked by machismo and homophobia
The code was the subject of a broad popular consultation between January and April that led to the modification of almost 48% of its text, according to official media. The secretary of the Council of State specified that the referendum, which is “binding”, will be organized “a week before” among nationals residing outside the country.
In a Cuba still marked by machismo and homophobia, the family code, which will renew the current law for 47 years, provides for the introduction of equal marriage, as well as the recognition of the plurality of fathers and mothers in addition to fathers and mothers biological and “solidarity gestation” or surrogate motherhood.
“It is a very exciting moment for all our people, committed to the most advanced ideas,” said deputy Mariela Castro, daughter of former President Raúl Castro and director of the National Center for Sex Education (Cenesex), which has been promoting the fight for human rights. of the LGBTI community for more than three decades.
Source: BFM TV
