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Cuba decides to scrap same-sex marriage law in new constitution: official

Cuba will leave out of its new constitution changes that would have paved the way for legal same-sex marriage, [Courtesy]

Cuba will leave out of its new constitution changes that would have paved the way for legal same-sex marriage, despite majority support in local assemblies, a government official said Tuesday.

It was a surprising twist given public popular support shown nationwide -- and earlier remarks from lawmakers in the Americas' only one-party Communist regime.

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