Posted on 07/09/2015 2:02:28 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington is traveling to Cuba Saturday to spread their message through song.
The 23 singers are among the first U.S. citizens who will be able to travel to Cuba since diplomatic relations with the U.S. improved. The group aims to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights through music.
"It brings people together over something without addressing the issue head on. So, I often find that music can be actually more powerful than giving a speech at podium," Executive Director Chase Maggiano said.
The chorus is scheduled to perform several concerts around Havana next week in addition to participating in forum-style discussions. They were invited by Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro.
The chorus learned some songs in Spanish and is set to perform with the Cuban gay chorus. They will kick off their Cuban tour with a concert July 10 in Miami.
Yanqui Doodle Dandies performing a selection of Barbra Streisand and Barry Manilow’s greatest hits?
Yes well what happened to the Cubans who came back from Angola with AIDs? Gee an early death in prison?
I think the Cubans will be happy to empty their jails and mental institutions on airlifts to America
Ummm... Ummm... Who came up with this idea? Can anyone tell me what it actually means? WAIT, I'm fairly sure I don't want to know! Just wright me off as intolerant.
I thought only EEEEEEVIL white Republicans practiced “cultural imperialism” by trying to foist their values onto other countries in our hemisphere?
This should go over well as the worst insult one can be called by a Cuban is “Maricon”.
Probably what zero laid out as the deal for us normalizing relations.
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/06/opinion/the-editorial-notebook-cuba-s-quarantine-for-aids.html
well gee, about that low prevalence of AIDS in Cuba
How about forced mass testing and incarceration for life for those found positive?
Think that might work here?
let’s hope that they test the members of the visiting chorus while they are visiting.
Maricones!!!
“Wikipedia says:
The current HIV adult prevalence rate in Cuba is estimated to be out 0.07 percent, one of the lowest in the world and certainly the lowest in the region.”
The reason for that is Castro grabbed every ‘maricon’ (Latrino for “queer”) and shipped them to the USA during the Mariel boat thingie.
US Government knew they were getting all those HIV cases/queers and accepted them anyway.
Democrats will do anything that damages America and increases the dependent voter population.
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