Mariela Castro has introduced a new bill to mandate positive rights for homosexual and transgender persons.  Among the rights are domestic partnerships, ID cards with the gender of your choosing and state provided sexual reassignment surgery.  The article covers some history of the persecution of gay people in Cuba and talks about the current state of the gay community.  We’ll see how this legislation does in the national assembly.

Raul Castro has lifted restrictions on cellular phone ownership.  He gives the impression that he’s hoping to help bolster the nations telecom infrastructure.  The article also mentions some changes in “buying” options for farmers.

I’ll be interested to see if the US continues to wage war with Cuba or if they change their policy in the face of Cuba’s current flux.

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