Statement issued to Essence after Blade obtained 'diversity statement'
Reception place amid outrage over Trump immigration policies
Event was not authorized by Cuban government
Cuban cell phone was only link to outside world
Group has assisted more than 200 LGBT asylum seekers
Ricky "Rikki" Nathanson now works at Casa Ruby
Pro-government organizer's statement cites 'current uncertainty' in country
Capital punishment for same-sex sexual activity sparked global outage
Brazil president was to have received award in NYC
More than 1,000 personnel fired during anti-Communist purge