Cuba has legalized same-sex marriage.
Cubans voted in favor of a family code that increased protections for minorities on the island, the country's National Electoral Council announced. For decades, LGBTQ people faced official discrimination on the communist-run island.
The new family code extends greater protection to women, children and the elderly. It also will now allow LGBTQ couples to marry and adopt children.
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