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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:42 AM
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Spain apologises for jailing gay man in 1970s
A man in eastern Spain has become the first to receive an official letter apologising for his imprisonment for being homosexual in the 1970s.

Antoni Ruiz spent three months in prison under a law introduced during Gen Francisco Franco's dictatorship.

In addition to the letter, he has received 4,000 euros ($5,900; £3,600) in compensation.

Mr Ruiz estimates around 5,000 homosexuals suffered a similar fate to him during Gen Franco's dictatorship.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8397677.stm
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GodlessBiker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:55 AM
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1. Spain is making amends. It is a marriage equality country. It has come a long way.
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