Cuba begins public consultation on marriage equality law

Residents attend a popular consultation to discuss the draft of a new family code in Havana, Cuba (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba’s leaders have launched a series of neighbourhood meetings across the island to debate a measure that would legalise same-sex marriage and adoption.

The planned 78,000 meetings, which officially began at the start of February but are only now being seen in practice, were called by Cuba’s parliament to discuss the content of a proposal and gather public comment by the end of April.