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Jun 15, 2007
Quickie Link: Gay Man Evicted From Shelter For Being Gay
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By vanrozenheim
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(USA) - After a short stay at one city homeless shelter, he moved to another. That stay was cut short once the shelter's director found out he was gay, Garon said. Garon had been staying at the Open Door Mission for about three weeks, paying the $5 per-night fee or helping out with maintenance or other chores when he was told by the Rev. Richard Thebo, the shelter's director, he wasn't welcome to use the shelter anymore, Garon said. "He said 'I don't allow homosexuals to use these facilities,' " Garon said. Gays and lesbians are allowed to eat meals and take showers at the facility, Thebo said, but are not allowed to sleep in the shelter. "I will not let them exert their sexuality here," he said. "Men have to sleep next to other men (in the shelter)."
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