Cuba's gay pride parade is a dramatic change from the period stretching into the 1980s, when many LGBT intellectuals and artists were marginalized and forced to flee the country AFP/YAMIL LAGE

HAVANA: Cuban gay rights activists denounced the government's decision to cancel this year's parade against homophobia, accusing it of snatching away their main platform at a key moment as the Caribbean nation is set to debate legalising same-sex marriage.