365gay.com reports that police in Sicily took it upon themselves to suspend a man's driver's license pending an investigation into his suitability to drive, when during a "routine road check" they discovered that he is gay. The twenty-three year old man challenged the suspension in court, where fortunately
he prevailed, but unfortunately the written court ruling revealed an attitude not much better than that of the roadside officers:
"It is clear that sexual preferences do not in any way influence a person's ability to drive motor cars safely." The judges added that homosexuality "cannot be considered a true and proper psychiatric illness, being a mere personality disturbance."
The Italian GLBT community, and activists worldwide, are feeling personally disturbed over the judicial statement.