Cuba’s progressing fast when it comes to recognizing the rights of transgendered peoples. First the ban was lifted on sex-change operations in 2007, and now not only are the surgeries being performed in Cuba, they’re being paid for under the government’s universal health care plan.
It probably doesn’t hurt that the president’s daughter, Mariela Castro, runs the Center for Sex Education in Cuba, helping to prepare people for the procedures. And Mariela Castro’s plans to bring about change don’t stop there.
