Currently, Cuba does not recognize same-sex marriage, civil unions, or any other form of status for same-sex couples. A civil union proposal was first made in 2007, though was never brought up for a vote. It was announced that new legislation was going to be presented in September 2009, with a bill offering all the rights of marriage in Cuba under the title "civil union."[1] The bill would be discussed by the parliament in July 2011.[2]
If the bill is approved, Cuba would become the first Caribbean state to recognise same-sex unions. It would also be the first communist country to pass any form of recognition of same-sex couples.
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