LGBT+ people, and haven’t bothered to realize that the nations at the forefront of LGBT rights have never included a socialist nation until last month’s reforms in Cuba (much respect for Cuba in doing this).

The GDR had more practical rights for lgbt people than the best capitalist countries for most of its history, and Cuba was better on lgbt rights even before the family code. Marriage equality isn't the end all be all, especially in countries where marriage is less institutionalized by the government.

[–] gowan@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The GDR had good rights between 1985-1992 and really only on paper.

The fact is in most socialist nations LGBT rights lagged behind Western capitalist nations.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could you back that up? They straight up had state sponsored gay bars and massive anti-homophobia programs

[–] gowan@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Fir whatever reason either Lemmy as a whole or my computer cannot link back to context right now. Im presuming this was about GDR not Cuba. The reforms that created the gay bars were made in 1985. GDR's LGBT+ rights progress more or less mimicked the West apart from not actively criminally prosecuting homosexuals for homosexuality a bit earlier.