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Discussion on the Twitter Style Cuban Service on Q for 4-16-14

TODAY on "Q" 

-- EMILY PARKER, digital diplomacy advisor and author of "Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices From The Internet Underground" talks about reports that the US government tried to set up a Twitter-style service in Cuba to stir dissent... and the real challenges of bringing the internet revolution to Cuba.

-- 40 years ago, PATRICK HAGGERTY released what is considered the first openly gay country record, "Lavender Country", full of an in your of face, punk ethos. With the album being re-released to great acclaim, Piya checks in with him about what the songs mean in contemporary context.