
A Spanish guy named Antoni Ruiz was spent three months in prison under a law introduced during General Franco’s dictatorship.
In 1976 Antoni Ruiz was 17 years old and admits to his family that he was gay.
His father confided in a Catholic monk, he promptly denounced their son to the authorities.
Antoni Ruiz spent three months in jail and was banned from returning home for one year.
Today Antoni Ruiz heads an association for other former prisoners and estimates that around 5,000 homosexuals suffered a similar fate to him during Franco’s dictatorship.
Now Antoni Ruiz become the first to receive official recognition of his suffering in a letter from the justice minister of Spain. In addition to the letter, he has received 4,000 euros ($5,900; £3,600) in compensation.
via MBM