Cuba Launches Anti-Homophobia Campaign

You could hear a pin drop and uncomfortable glances went round the room when the moderator of the debate invited contributions from the floor. A law student finally broke the silence, appealing for education to be a two-way street, so that homosexuals can "help us to accept them."

The 2009 campaign for respect for freedom of sexual orientation, under the slogan “Diversity is Natural”, will try to contribute to “the education of society in general, with an emphasis on university students, about respect for people’s free and responsible sexual orientation and gender identity, as an exercise in equity and social justice.”

The National Centre for Sex Education (CENESEX) “cannot do this work on its own, which is why we have called on the youth of the country, who will become the future professionals and leaders of society,” said Mariela Castro, the head of CENESEX, which has developed a wide-ranging programme in support of the right to sexual diversity since 2004.

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