#family code

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“authoritarian” cuba: *passes the most progressive family code in the world via nationwide plebiscite*

“democratic” usa: Abortion’s illegal again because nine unelected wizards had a seance with the ghost of Thomas Jefferson and six of them said he said no.

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September 26, 2022 - Congratulations to the Cuban people for voting in favor of the Family Code! [article]

The new code guarantees the right of all people to form a family without discrimination, legalizing same sex marriage and allowing same sex couples to adopt children. Under the new code, parental rights will be shared among extended and non-traditional family structures that could include grandparents, step parents and surrogate mothers. The code also adds novelties such as prenuptial agreements and assisted reproduction.

The Code promotes equal distribution of domestic responsibilities amongst men and women and extends labor rights to those who care full-time for children, the elderly, or people with disabilities. The code establishes the right to a family life free from violence, one that values ​​love, affection, solidarity and responsibility. It codifies domestic violence penalties, and promotes comprehensive policies to address gender-based violence.

The Code also outlaws child marriage and corporal punishment, stating that parents will have “responsibility” instead of “custody” of children, and will be required to be “respectful of the dignity and physical and mental integrity of children and adolescents.” It also asserts that parents should grant maturing offspring more say over their lives.

The new code also expands the rights of the elderly and people with disabilities. It recognizes the role of grandfathers and grandmothers in the transmission of values, culture, traditions and care.

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Cuba’s Family Code

Exciting things in Cuba! The nuclear family has been abolished and Cuba recognizes a family as a group of people who love each other. That means your found family is a legally recognized family with all the rights and protections that entails. Gay couples, single parents (and so on) can now have their adopted children recognized as next of kin. 

Gay relationships had been decriminalized since around the late 80′s, after Fidel Castro officially apologized for his role in their oppression and made LGBT education a part of the island’s culture, but this code officially protects it. Adoption is ratified, but adoption in exchange for money is illegal to prevent extortion of poor/working mothers and child traffiking.

The code has also enshrined trans healthcare and protections for children running away from abuse. Their parents can not treat them as property but as protected individuals under the state. 

Around 6 million Cubans participated in the referendum, 66% of them voting yes. The referendum has been discussed for a while at local levels (ie community centers) as well as in government hearings. I know Cuba still maintains a capitalist mode of production, but honestly it is good seeing a country in the global south making its own decisions on progressive issues without the pinkwashing efforts of the west, as can be seen in my own country Nigeria. Obama’s sanctions on us for our government’s anti-LGBT sentiment increased homophobic violence in the country and even made conditions worse for both queer and cishet Nigerians. Sanctions never work, regardless of the nation or situation. They only crush the marginalized in the process. Self determination like what we see in Cuba is extremely important. The people need to have a say, not with the influence of a foreign government that is letting trans people die on a whim (looking at you US and UK).

So in summary, this is exciting news for Cuba and can show us what a future society with true egalitarian values. “El amor ya es ley!”

To learn more, Leslie Feinberg wrote a fantastic book called “Rainbow Solidarity in Defense of Cuba ”. Also the official government statement on the code can be found here

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Cuba prepares for referendum on progressive Family Code : Peoples Dispatch

The new Family Code, drafted in consultation with the general public, is considered to be the world's most inclusive and progressive code

Cuba is set to hold a popular referendum on its new Family Code, which changes the concept of the family nucleus and expands women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights. This Sunday, on September 18, Cuban citizens living abroad, and next Sunday, on September 25, citizens in Cuba will vote to decide whether to “approve” or “reject” a new progressive Family Code, which has been drafted in consultation with the general public. This referendum is an unprecedented democratic exercise in Cuba, since for the first time in the country’s history, a referendum on a code is being held. Until now only constitutional referendums have been held in the country. Additionally, it is a pioneering event in the world, as Cuba has become the first country in the world to have submitted a Family Code to popular consultation and referendum. The new Family Code is also considered to be the most inclusive and progressive code in the world. The new code guarantees the right of all people to form a family without discrimination, legalizing same sex marriage and allowing such couples to adopt children. It allows for parental rights to be shared among extended and non-traditional family structures that could include grandparents, step parents and surrogate mothers. It also adds novelties such as prenuptial agreements and assisted reproduction. It boosts women’s rights, promoting equal sharing of domestic responsibilities and extending labor rights to those who care full-time for children, the elderly, or people with disabilities. It establishes the right to a family life free from violence; that values ​​love, affection, solidarity and responsibility. It codifies domestic violence penalties, and outlaws corporal punishment. It states that parents will have “responsibility” instead of “custody” of children, and be required to be “respectful of the dignity and physical and mental integrity of children and adolescents.” It also asserts that parents should grant maturing offspring more say over their lives.

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Beyond abortion, a struggle to win our future

By Cheryl LaBash

When you have touched a woman you have struck a rock, says a South African proverb. It continues, you have dislodged a boulder, you will be crushed. The U.S. Supreme Court justices who penned the recently leaked draft majority opinion abolishing voluntary legal pregnancy termination should take heed.

The combat between the past and the future can be seen in real time when Cuba’s proposed Families Code and 2022 National Program for the Advancement of Women is compared with the hateful onslaught faced by women in the United States, where the Equal Rights Amendment is still blocked.

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The Code of Families, a document built among all Cubans

One of the most transcendental changes in the text will be around the family plurality issues. Everyone will have the right to form a family united by the affection of its members.

By Alejandra Garcia 

This week, Cuba began a historic process as Cubans started to going to more than 78,000 meeting points to discuss the new draft of the Family Code, a broad, complex, but very important process for Cuban families.

This is a revolutionary document, which includes changes of perspective in many aspects of our society’s daily life. It addresses family plurality and the right of people from the LGBTQ community to marry, opens new horizons to labor relations, and refers to the urgent attention that should be paid to the aging population.

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The Incredible Story of my Friend's Daughter who was saved from Family Code

Yesterday, I encountered a friend who shared a unsettling story about his family. According to him, an individual visited the nursery and attempted to retrieve his young daughter, claiming that her father had sent him. Recalling this story still sends a shiver down my spine. Thankfully, of the careful wife of my friend, who had established a family code, prevented a potential tragedy. Upon being…

The Incredible Story of my Friend's Daughter who was saved from Family Code