by Rex Wockner
International News Briefs
Mariela Castro, Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter, said Jan. 19 that the Communist Party discriminates against gay people by unofficially denying them party membership.
She said she will send a complaint over the "absurd" practice to her uncle, party head Fidel Castro.
Mariela Castro heads Cenesex, Cuba's National Sex Education Center. She has a long history of advocating for LGBT people.