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Daughter of Cuban leader Raul Castro to visit U.S.
Source: Reuters
Daughter of Cuban leader Raul Castro to visit U.S.
By Jeff Franks
HAVANA | Wed May 16, 2012 7:48pm EDT
(Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter is scheduled to visit California next week to speak at a conference of experts on Latin America during a rare U.S. trip by a member of Cuba's ruling family.
Sexologist Mariela Castro, 50, will discuss Cuba's policies on sexual issues on May 24 at a Latin American Studies Association (LASA) conference in San Francisco, an association spokesman said on Wednesday.
Mariela Castro heads the communist island nation's National Center for Sex Education and is an outspoken advocate for gay rights.
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A U.S. State Department spokesman in Washington refused to confirm during a briefing whether Mariela Castro had been granted a visa to visit the country, which has been Cuba's ideological foe for more than half a century.
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By Jeff Franks
HAVANA | Wed May 16, 2012 7:48pm EDT
(Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter is scheduled to visit California next week to speak at a conference of experts on Latin America during a rare U.S. trip by a member of Cuba's ruling family.
Sexologist Mariela Castro, 50, will discuss Cuba's policies on sexual issues on May 24 at a Latin American Studies Association (LASA) conference in San Francisco, an association spokesman said on Wednesday.
Mariela Castro heads the communist island nation's National Center for Sex Education and is an outspoken advocate for gay rights.
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A U.S. State Department spokesman in Washington refused to confirm during a briefing whether Mariela Castro had been granted a visa to visit the country, which has been Cuba's ideological foe for more than half a century.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-cuba-castro-daughter-usa-idUSBRE84F1JO20120516
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Only good can come from our rigid, simple-minded right-wingers getting a chance to see this fine Cuban citizen doesn't have a long tail and carry a pitchfork.
She's a bright, decent person, and I hope she gets a chance to meet some Americans here who aren't total a-holes. They've seen more than enough of the "Ugly Americans."
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Constantino Arias' photo titled Ugly American,
showing a 1950s Batista-era tourist in Havana, Cuba.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_American_(pejorative)[/center]