![LGBT activists in Cuba pushing for changes to the family code and in support of gay marriage](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cuba-family-code-lgbt-gay-marriage-11292022-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
This fall, same-sex couples in Cuba won a significant victory, culminating an uphill struggle decades in the making: A referendum on a new Families Code expanded their legal recognition, granting them equal access to marriage, adoption and surrogacy. Despite the referendum victory, though, Cuban families still need more from the state.