A journalist from TVE's Telediario denounces homophobia when wanting to rent a room: "Living with a gay is uncomfortable"
Albert Matteu, journalist RTVE, has denounced on social networks that they have rejected him for wanting to rent a shared apartment because of his sexual orientation. in a thread in Twitter He has recounted what has happened to him and has received hundreds of comments in support and rejection of the episode.
«Yesterday I was turned down to rent a room in Madrid for being gay. He demanded that I tell him what my identity was. The owner told me verbatim: 'Living with a gay is uncomfortable. Let him find me a gay flat. sadness invaded me«He wrote in Twitter.
In addition, the young man says that the owner called him "intolerante» considering that he did not respect their needs. «That he has gay friends, he tells me. I hallucinated", lament. «That this is still happening is unbelievable.«, He sentenced Mateu in a publication that has reached more than 243.000 views in its first hours. «You no longer have to be a millionaire to rent, but it is also time to go back to the closet...»He said.
Hello Albert! Law 3/2016 of the Community of Madrid classifies these facts as a serious infraction in article 70.3.k).
All you have to do is submit a written complaint to the @FamilyCMadrid and that's it
If you need help writing or anything, contact me by DM pic.twitter.com/46OtpZF8Wf
— ?️? Saul ?? (@yoursaulmate) January 9, 2023
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In addition to the visibility that this thread achieved, Mateu also received responses from familiar faces like Carla Antonelli, which was very clear: «It's all so scandalous how it has come to normalize LGBTIphobia, and, furthermore, that he thinks that he can say without believing that he is committing a crime, because it is a crime, which tells us a lot about how hate speech has spread. This also explains the increase in aggressions. Hugs«.
This episode has aroused a multitude of supportive responses to the young man reminding him that he has been the victim of a crime. «La Law 3/2016 of the Community of Madrid classifies these facts as a serious offense in article 70.3.k). All you have to do is submit a written complaint to the Ministry of Family, Youth and Social Policy of the Community of Madrid"said a tweeter.
