Cuba councilor elected the first transsexual

Consider his election as the "greatest victory" against all" repudiation "who claims to have suffered in its 48 years. In the second round of local elections Hernandez won by 100 points ahead of the position of delegate to the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power, a case "unprecedented" for a transsexual to the island by some Cuban activists. "My two opponents were officials of the Assembly, and I'm from the streets, open a homosexual feelings as a woman since birth and is injected female hormones for three years, "Hernandez told Efe, who works as an EKG technician in a hospital. Transvestite in heels, blouse, rings and makeup , women's attire usually used, said his election victory as full of "pride" and shows that in Cuba now "more acceptance". "It is a challenge to break the pain that I carry inside and began with the rejection of my family. I have always imposed on society : they did not want me to dress as a woman, police carried me, but I kept doing it, and I have to respect me as I am, "he said. As in your wardrobe only woman's clothing, for the photo of Municipal Assembly candidatehad to borrow menswear , he says, "a problem of respect, not because you have been forced." This week, in his first meeting as a delegate to inform the municipal budget, attended dressed man "to disappoint everyone, because they expected me to women," said jokingly. Adela's nickname as a child it was purchased because it was the only open homosexual in their community, located in a sugar mill namesake. In the nineties, when he began working as a transformer, was released with the stage name "Lucifer, merengue Mermaid" , but now it changed to "Haila", because it is more Cuban singer who imitates their performances. Hernandez, who has never been subjected to a diagnostic specialist to confirm their status as transsexual, living in a humble wooden house adorned with paintings of sunflowers, he calls his "ranch" in a slum known as Indian waters, on the outskirts Caibarien. His neighbors and constituents, he admits, are his "family", and they have a "duty" to get the authorities to solve at least the problem of street lighting and flood the streets. "My community accepts me as I am and that's my victory . A call things the way they are and I will seek justice for them, "he said. In his neighborhood, where I try a "he" and other "she", most consulted by Efe neighbors complain of "forgetting" and authorities believe Hernandez is the delegate "right" because " no afraid to express your feelings. Adalberto Hernandez, a farmer from Indian waters, asserts that it was he who promoted the candidacy of Adela " by their values ​​to fight for others "and its history as the president of a Committee for the Defense of the Revolution in that "unsafe neighborhood" for 28 years. Journalist and activist Francisco Rodriguez, author of one of the websites of LGBT rights best known in the country, said it is "important that a transsexual person is elected to political office to represent the Government" and considered this as the first case of its kind ever known in Cuba. For now, Hernandez is confident that "Cuban society is more advanced" and welcomes in this regard the work of the National Centre for Sex Education (CENESEX) who runs Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro. "I wish I have more homosexuals continue my way and go further up, "he said after defined asa "revolutionary homosexual who now represents 500 voters. "