A Gay Flag on the Balcony of the Mejunje Cultural Center in Santa Clara / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada

A Gay flag decorates the balcony of the Mejunje Cultural Center in Santa Clara.

This is the first of its kind on permanent display in the whole country, according to some activists from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community of this city. The flag is about a yard wide by six long and was donated by LGBT activists in the city of Hamburg for the cultural center. A place a reference in the work to support LGBT rights in Cuba.

The flag remains on display and can be appreciated by Santa Clarans, visitors, and passersby on Martha Abreu Street in that city.

September 12 2012