House Owner Sentenced For Not Selling to a Homosexual Couple

Country: France

Date of incident: October 27, 2012


A man was condemned because he refused to sell a house to a same-sex couple. The 69-year-old was sentenced to pay 800 Euro to the court and 300 Euro each to the same-sex-couple in damages, plus the legal fees.

Source: Tribunal Correctionnel de Bourges, October, 27th, 2012, inédit

http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2012/10/27/un-homme-condamne-a-bourges-pour-discrimination-homosexuelle_1782216_3224.html