Came across this story. A victory for civil rights indeed! Italian wins gay driving ban case An Italian court has ordered the government to pay 100,000 euros (£79,919) to a man who had to retake his driving test because he was gay. Danilo Giuffrida, now 26, told doctors he was homosexual during a medical examination for military service. The information was passed to the defence and transport ministries. Mr Giuffrida was told to repeat his driving test or have his licence suspended because of his "sexual identity disturbance". Mr Giuffrida passed his test for the second time but his licence was renewed for just one year rather than the usual 10 years because of his homosexuality. A court in Catania, Sicily, ordered the ministries to pay damages on the basis that Mr Giuffrida's constitutional rights had been breached and that homosexuality could not be considered a "mental illness". The judge said the actions of the ministries showed "evident sexual discrimination". Mr Giuffrida welcomed the sentence as "a step forwards for civil rights." (Source: BBC News, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7503861.stm)
That's great! The horrible thing is that there could be so many others... how many people would fight something like this? or even notice? Here in AZ, licenses don't expire until you're 65. I don't think I've ever actually checked the expiration on mine. So I doubt I would have noticed at all, had I been expecting an expiration date 10 years down the road. Good on him! And I always thought Italy was super-liberal. But then, the PM did endorse McCain...
What the hell does being gay have anything to do with driving? Whatever, at least he got it settles. A step forward indeed.
Italy is the most conservative nation in Western Europe, but what do you expect with it being the HQ of Pedophiles "R" Us (The Catholic Church).
I find that incredibly shocking. How backward is that? I knew Italy was bad but I didn't think it was that conservative. Wow, we have a long way to go.
Damn Italians. Thats awful that they'd do that to someone. Congratulations! :] It's a big step for Civil Rights.
I saw this story in the paper today, really bizarre. Does Italy allow 'gay marriages' these days? They're obliged to, under their human rights obligations.
