via kactus, Sex-changes in Cuba will be no-cost, like all health care. it’s a wake-up call when a country that is considered to be “third world” by many americans have a health care system that is free of charge. not to mention a health care system that actually recogizes that being trans means that certain treatments are a necessary part of being healthy.
from the article:
Mariela Castro Espín, director of the National Center of Sexual Education (CENESEX), has led the move to make sex-reassignment available to Cubans free to all who seek it. Mariela Castro, a leader in her own right, is the daughter of renowned revolutionary leader Vilma Espín and acting Cuban President Raúl Castro.
The newsletter Diversidad (Diversity) reported: “The measure would complement the present Identity Law that already acknowledges the right of citizens to change name and sexual identity. This places Cuba at the vanguard of the legislations that acknowledge the rights of transvestites, transsexuals and transgender in Latin America.”
in latin america indeed. i’d say the world.
