Why are homosexuals prohibited in Cuban society?
“Because they are going against the development of our society. This is our criterion. They’re going against the ideological formation of young people. We think homosexuality is an immoral act.” Is this a heritage from Roman Catholicism? “We have no vestiges from the Church. It is against the ideological formation of our young people. These people have a weak character. Sometimes it is a question of being born with it. Other times because of the education persons got in their home. We don’t treat them as bastards. They have the opportunity to participate as any other man, even though we are fighting not to increase the number of homosexuals. It’s possible some people practice homosexuality as part of struggling against their society: a protest in a capitalist society. But the homosexual can’t be a Marxist. He could only be a progressive person.” Is this based on Marx’s writing? “It’s not exactly that Marx wrote about that subject. It’s because a person’s behavior shouldn’t be immoral.
