Cuba: first transwoman marries
Cuba has hosted its first marriage between a man and a transsexual woman.
The bride, Wendy Iriepa, has been legally recognised as a woman since undergoing surgery in 2007 as part of a pilot program making gender-reassignment procedures part of Cuba’s universal health care system.
The groom, Ignacio Estrada, identifies as a gay man.
“This is the first wedding between a transsexual woman and a gay man,” Estrada said. “We celebrate it at the top of our voices and affirm that this is a step forward for the gay community in Cuba.”
The wedding was held on the birthday of the former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro.
“[This wedding] is a birthday present to Fidel Castro to remind him of the atrocities he committed against the Cuban gay community, above all in the 1960s,” Estrada said.
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