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| Italian wins gay driving ban case | Italian wins gay driving ban case |
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| An Italian court has ordered the government to pay 100,000 euros ($157,700) to a man who had to retake his driving test because he was gay. | An Italian court has ordered the government to pay 100,000 euros ($157,700) 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. | 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. | 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 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. | 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". | 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". | The judge said the actions of the ministries showed "evident sexual discrimination". |
| Mr Giuffrida welcomed the sentence as "a step forwards for civil rights." | Mr Giuffrida welcomed the sentence as "a step forwards for civil rights." |