Via The Miami New Times:
The call came in to Tower 41 Condominium, a salmon-pink set of buildings on Pine Tree Drive, on February 22, 2006. Why, asked real estate broker Ricardo Herran, had his client's application to live there been rejected?
In a hushed voice, a curly-haired secretary told him: "It's two men.... Residents are conservative."
The Miami-Dade Equal Opportunity Board (EOB) found this past August 22 that the Tower 41 Condominium Association had discriminated against Bloomfield and his partner Jose Gonzalez based on sexual orientation. This finding might cost the condo owners money in court. And on gay-friendly Miami Beach, it could damage the building's reputation as a peaceful, welcoming place.
This is a reminder that we can't take our rights (even the most basic -- housing) for granted.
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