Cuba to Host 6th Day Against Homophobia

Havana, Well-known figures from science, culture and sports will participate in Cuba’s Sixth Annual Day against Homophobia, to run from May 7-18, said executives from the National Center for Sexual Education (CENESEX).

The director of that institution, Mariela Castro Espin, announced that invited guests include international experts such as British sociologist Jeffrey Weeks and the Mexican sexologist Rinna Riesenfeld.

Lectures, symposia, workshops, art exhibitions, launches and sales of books, panels, and video debates will be held during the event.

The main activity will take place in the province of Ciego de Avila, on May 17; the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.

Castro Espin said that one province in the country is involved in this activity every year, which helps to strengthen the work of social networks in those areas and raise popular awareness while including leading figures in the task.

by Prensa Latina
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