Same-sex marriage in Cuba

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Cuba since 27 September 2022 after a majority of voters approved the legalization of same-sex marriage in a referendum two days prior.[1] The Constitution of Cuba prohibited same-sex marriage until 2019, and in May 2019 the government announced plans to legalize same-sex marriage.[2] A draft family code containing provisions allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt was approved by the National Assembly of People's Power on 21 December 2021.[3] The text was under public consultation until 6 June 2022, and was approved by the Assembly on 22 July 2022.[4] The measure was approved by two-thirds of voters in a referendum held on 25 September 2022.[5][1] President Miguel Díaz-Canel signed the new family code into law on 26 September,[6][7] and it took effect upon publication in the Official Gazette the following day.[8]

Cuba was the first independent nation in the Caribbean, the first communist state, the fourth country in North America,[9] the eighth in Latin America,[a] and the 32nd in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.

  1. ^ a b "Cuba Family Code: Country votes to legalise same-sex marriage". BBC News. September 26, 2022. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
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  3. ^ "Cuba aprueba el Código de Familias y avanza hacia el matrimonio igualitario". Swissinfo.ch (in Spanish). Havana. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. ^ Nelson Acosta (23 July 2022). "Cuba approves law change that opens door to gay marriage, other family rights". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  5. ^ Rodriguez, Andrea (1 February 2022). "Cuba inicia consultas populares sobre Código de Familias". The San Diego Union Tribune (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  6. ^ @presidenciacuba (September 26, 2022). "En acto oficial, el Presidente de @AsambleaCuba, Esteban Lazo Hernández, y el Presidente de la República, @DiazCanelB, firmaron y refrendaron la nueva Ley del #CódigoDeLasFamilias, luego de la victoria en el Referendo Popular. #ElAmorYaEsLey" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-09-27 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Ganó el Sí, se ha hecho justicia". Granma.cu (in Spanish). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  8. ^ "Ley No. 156 "Código de las Familias"" (PDF). Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba (in Spanish). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Same-Sex Marriage Around the World". Pew Research Center. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2019.


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