Being gay in Cuba has never being easy. Despite things changed considerably in the last 10 years, homosexuality remains to be a taboo. For women it’s even more difficult, they have to face the double standard of being women and gay in a society with a high level of machismo. Even more complicated is being a lesbian mother. They don’t have access to adoption or IV, but in Cuba there is always a way.
MAMIS is the story of four women who are tired of being treated as second-class citizens. It is a story about two generations of Cuban mothers who have decided to live their lives how they want to, despite the prejudices of the society. It is about personal rebellion, but also of resignation.
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Violeta nunca quiso ser madre, ahora casi con 50, tiene una hija de 27 y tres nietos. Pero hace más de veinte años, cuando quedó embarazada por accidente, lo único que le impidió abortar fue la insistencia de su madre porque tuviese a su hija. La madre de Violeta pensaba que si Violeta llegaba a ser mamá dejaría de ser lesbiana.
MAMIS is the story of four women who are tired of being treated as second-class citizens. It is a story about two generations of Cuban mothers who have decided to live their lives how they want to, despite the prejudices of the society. It is about personal rebellion, but also of resignation.
