A gay couple in Turin said
Thursday they had been denied a house to rent because they are
gay. "Discrimination is not an abstract concept. It is
here...and now...it's everywhere, behind the corner," they said
on Facebook. The embarrassed response from the property brokers
was "The owners don't want you. It wants a family. It wants
someone who will stay a long time", they reported. The couple
said it was "the second time this has happened in a few months.
The couple's report went viral on the Web. "I hoped that my
district would end up in the national news for its numerous
positive qualities, not for such a sad affair which has struck
two very dear friends and everyone's common feelings," said
Claudio Cerrato, president of Turin's District Four. "Sadly we
have to admit that it is not an isolated case". Cerrato voiced
the hope that the couple would be "inundated" with rental
offers.
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