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    Default Cuba approves free sex-change operations

    HAVANA - Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said Friday. The move is the latest in a series of changes implemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel, in February. Raul Castro's daughter, Mariela, heads Cuba's National Center for Sex Education, which strongly backs the new policy.


    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080607/...aKj.43VR_VJRIF

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    Default Re: Cuba approves free sex-change operations

    thats awesome, but since they have socialized medicine everything is free over their medically right?

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    Default Re: Cuba approves free sex-change operations

    Holy shit.

    How about they approve giving more food to those who are hungry, or homes with actual roofs over their heads? ...(ie, my family?)

    But wow, thats interesting.

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    Default Re: Cuba approves free sex-change operations

    from waht the article says raul seems to be making progress over there, as with anything, that takes time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by i.breathe.in View Post
    from waht the article says raul seems to be making progress over there, as with anything, that takes time.
    Yup. Thankfully, cause it seems it couldnt get any worse.

    Although I hear its amazing for tourists!

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    Default Re: Cuba approves free sex-change operations

    i didnt think tourists were allowed in cuba?

    dont know much about the place, obviously.

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    Quote Originally Posted by i.breathe.in View Post
    i didnt think tourists were allowed in cuba?

    dont know much about the place, obviously.
    Americans aren't allowed to go there. Other people do!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lexi View Post
    Yup. Thankfully, cause it seems it couldnt get any worse.

    Although I hear its amazing for tourists!

    Oh, it is!!
    It's a luxury retreat for Canadians and Europeans, and it's just amazing. I've always stayed five star while visiting, and the Cuban people are the nicest people ever. They are so kind and accommodating, and it's definitely a place I would visit time & time again. It's relatively safe too. Tourists are BIG money there, so the crime is low.

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    Default Re: Cuba approves free sex-change operations

    Ofcourse Cuba offers this--they expect thier men to be macho and thier women to be feminine forget that they don't give thier people much rights or to live on, but the tourist shouldn't have to see any1 in need of a sex change lol. Guess it would be nice to know while I have to wait inline for my rations after a long day of doing whatever job I was asssigned to that my goverment would be so nice to give me a free sex change if I so wanted 1. Not my thing, but hey free is free and why not be thankful for options like that in a country that controls soo many of them.

    I'm surprised the US does not have such a policy as many countries do, but they don't want to give out becuz of the $$$ they have coming in for it. Between the therapy, surgery, hormones it's like buying a new car ez.
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    Default Re: Cuba approves free sex-change operations

    Raul is trying. It's like every week its something more.

    It's not utopia. But hey, for all the years of oppression, these small things make a diff.. the guy is trying.



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    Quote Originally Posted by RoseLeigh View Post
    Americans aren't allowed to go there. Other people do!
    Couldn't an American go to Cuba via Canada?

    I don't know much about Cuba either.

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    Default Re: Cuba approves free sex-change operations

    ^^^^I'm wondering that too! I don't think they'll let you on the plane, though. Ha! Apparently we're not the only ones interested.

    "Traveling to Cuba is not illegal for Americans, but provisions of the Trading With the Enemy Act prohibit spending money here without authorization." If caught, unauthorized U.S. tourists can face civil fines of up to $55,000, though many settle for smaller amounts.

    Since January 2006, 19 Americans have paid fines for sneaking to Cuba, including four people involved in making Oliver Stone's documentary about Castro, "Comandante." Fellow filmmaker Michael Moore is now being investigated for filming "Sicko" without permission in Cuba."
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    Default Re: Cuba approves free sex-change operations

    Quote Originally Posted by blessthefall View Post
    Raul is trying. It's like every week its something more.

    It's not utopia. But hey, for all the years of oppression, these small things make a diff.. the guy is trying.

    Hey, Hitler had a period of 100% full employment. That's 0% unemployment. It doesn't Take away from oppression.


    As for visiting, customs/ INS has people stationed at overseas airports looking for Americans who are violating our tourist ban. Yes, you can go from Mexico, Cuba will not stamp your passport. You have to make sure Mexico won't on the return trip.

    If you need any security clearance in the future, or anything that requires a background check, don't go.

    With that said, you can find NPO's that do humanitarian work there and go through them.

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