Fidel Castro Takes Responsibility For Persecution Of Cuban Gays

[Jingthing]

Even now, he is making excuses for this. But I guess from a man like that, even going as far as he did here is rather remarkable. He takes responsibility. I think this is probably something very meaningful for Cuban gays who are now making real progress in their civil rights struggles there.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11147157

"If someone is responsible, it's me," he said.

In the 1960s and 70s, many homosexuals in Cuba were fired, imprisoned or sent to "re-education camps".