Fidel Castro has said that he is ultimately responsible for the persecution suffered by homosexuals in Cuba after the revolution of 1959, reports BBC News.<\/p>\n
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The former president told the Mexican newspaper La Jornada that there were moments of great injustice against the gay community.<\/p>\n
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“If someone is responsible, it’s me,” he said.<\/p>\n
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In the 1960s and 70s, many homosexuals in Cuba were fired, imprisoned or sent to “re-education camps”.<\/p>\n
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Castro said homosexuals had traditionally been discriminated in Cuba, just as black people and women.<\/p>\n
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But, nevertheless, he admits he didn’t pay enough attention to what was going on against the gay community.<\/p>\n
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“At the time we were being sabotaged systematically, there were armed attacks against us, we had too many problems,” said the 84-year-old Communist leader.<\/p>\n
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In 1979, homosexuality was decriminalised and, more recently, there have been efforts to legalise same-sex unions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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