Giuseppe Federici Study Center – For a new onset
Press release no. 4/19 of January 11th 2019, Saint Hyginus
“La Stampa” of 5/1/2019 denounced an alleged "homophobic attack" with an article entitled: “Homophobic beating by neighbors of home, the victim will now go to the apartment for LGBT people in difficulty". The Family Councilor intervened (in the plural) Marco Alessandro Giusta, former president of Arcigay of Turin, and the couple who allegedly suffered the attack were assigned accommodation in the structure created by the mayor Chiara Appendino for "LGBT people in difficulty" (cfr: http://www.centrostudifederici.org/torino-le-priorita-arcobaleno-del-m5s/ ). The condominium owners accused of the violence rioted, defining the protagonist of the story as a drunk with mental problems and hypothesizing that it was all a show to receive the apartment assignment.
«Beat beaten for being gay». The condominium owners deny the accusations: «Homophobia has nothing to do with it»
Since yesterday Leonardo Ranieri, 53 years, he no longer lives in via Biglieri. He is a guest of the To Housing dedicated to the LGBT community recently inaugurated in Turin
An illuminated niche at the end of the courtyard frames a Madonna watching over a pile of rubbish: old furniture, broken sanitary ware, rusty appliances. At the end of via Biglieri, in front of the CTO entrance, the dilapidated buildings of the ATC stand out: 165 public housing divided into sixteen staircases nestled in a maze of poorly lit passages. Here is the poison block where Leonardo Ranieri lived, the 53-year-old homosexual who two days ago reported being attacked by a group of condominium residents. "They attacked me because I'm gay", he shouted, publishing on his Facebook page the close-up of his face marked by bruises and abrasions. «Homophobia has nothing to do with it»
The history of the civic 48 via Biglieri has many faces. There are many nuances in the stories of those who were present on the afternoon of 2 January, when the attack occurred. But those who live in those public housing agree on one point: homophobia has nothing to do with it. An accusation that everyone strongly rejects. «This place is a ghetto, we have to say it – comments Antonio Benedetto, president of the tenants committee —. You just need to look out into the courtyard to understand how things are. We try in every way to create a peaceful atmosphere, but there is exasperation, little integration. Leonardo is not the only gay who lives here. Some are hiding, they prefer it not to be known. Others, Instead, they make no secret of it. But no one is angry with them. There are other problems here, not people's sexual orientation. Everyone is free to do what they want, but there are rules that everyone must respect. Instead, Who, there is the wild west". Mr Benedetto knows those houses like the back of his hand and also everyone's problems: of those who have no work and struggle to make ends meet, of families who haven't even been able to watch TV for two months because the antenna is broken, elderly people who feel alone and who need to be visited every now and then to keep them company.
The story of the neighbors
«There have always been problems with Leonardo – insists Benedetto –. But no one treats him badly because he's gay. Many people stay away from him: he is often drunk and sometimes goes berserk. The bars in the area have banned him because he is a nuisance. The police came several times for his outbursts". Neighbors say that on Tuesday he was also in the grip of alcohol fumes. «Something happened – explains Lucia Santoro –. It was six o'clock when I heard screaming in the courtyard. I looked out and Leo was freaking out. He was screaming that he had been raped and his face was already swollen. At one point he grabbed a bidet from the pile of household goods near the bins and threw it at a car, breaking the glass. I called the police. I called 8 volte, It took them an hour to arrive. There was confusion and I was afraid that something serious would happen". Lucia is clear in her description and does not hide. "It is true, they insulted him. They were all angry because he was smashing cars in the yard. on, There are a lot of ignorant people here and it's true that they called him fagot and rich. And maybe there was even some pushing. But chaos broke out – he says – because he was out of his mind and people reacted. I told everything to the police. My car was also damaged.".
Guest of To Housing dedicated to the LGBT community
Many want to put this story behind them, but they would like clarity to be made. «I'm trying to get in touch with Arcigay to get a public clarification – Benedetto continues –. Nobody here is angry with gays. The problems are different.". And there are many. It's not just rubbish in the middle of the yard where children should play. There are cellars that are occupied by homeless people at night. There are water infiltrations into the houses. The walls peeling off, systems that collapse. «The truth is that everyone doesn't care – concludes Lucia –. Starting with the Atc, who doesn't do maintenance and lets everything fall apart". Since yesterday Leonardo no longer lives in via Biglieri. He is a guest of the recently inaugurated To Housing dedicated to the LGBT community. Soon the ATC will find him a new home. «It was what he wanted. He put on a nice little show and he succeeded.", a neighbor says sarcastically.
https://torino.corriere.it/cronaca/19_gennaio_06/gay-picchiato-accuse-veleni-palazzine-dell-aggressione-f262a218-11bc-11e9-9792-87746038bd2f.shtml
source – http://www.centrostudifederici.org/mi-faccia-piacere/
