Italian defense and transport ministries have to pay 100 thousand. Euro compensation to a man, whose driving license has been revoked, when he declared, that he is homosexual. Today, the judgment of the court in Catania, Sicily was announced. When in 2001 years of Danilo Giuffrida said at the time of testing before entering military service, that he is gay, the military hospital notified the transport ministry, judging, that the young man is gone “psychophysical dispositions” to drive a car. He was ordered to repeat the driving test. Giuffrid passed the examination again, but the ministry issued the document only for a year, instead of as usual on 10 Years – writes the Reuters agency. However, the court in Catania declared this decision invalid, arguing, that homosexuality cannot be regarded as “mental illness”. According to the judge, the behavior of both ministries constituted “obvious discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation” and violated constitutional rights. Additionally it provoked “deep distrust of the state” u 26- currently summer Giuffrida. His lawyer expressed hope, that “on behalf of the state and the Italians” Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will apologize to Giuffrida.
Italian defense and transport ministries have to pay 100 thousand. Euro compensation to a man, whose driving license has been revoked, when he declared, that he is homosexual. Today, the judgment of the court in Catania, Sicily was announced. When in 2001 years of Danilo Giuffrida said at the time of testing before entering military service, that he is gay, the military hospital notified the transport ministry, judging, that the young man is gone “psychophysical dispositions” to drive a car. He was ordered to repeat the driving test. Giuffrid passed the examination again, but the ministry issued the document only for a year, instead of as usual on 10 Years – writes the Reuters agency. However, the court in Catania declared this decision invalid, arguing, that homosexuality cannot be regarded as “mental illness”. According to the judge, the behavior of both ministries constituted “obvious discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation” and violated constitutional rights. Additionally it provoked “deep distrust of the state” u 26- currently summer Giuffrida. His lawyer expressed hope, that “on behalf of the state and the Italians” Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will apologize to Giuffrida.
