My article for this week details the development of the first homosexual specific retirement home in Spain. The article is heavily biased because there are various quotes from the future inhabitants explaining the hardships of being homosexual at an older age. Specifically, they feel they must go back into the closet once they begin living in a home because of the prejudice of the other older inhabitants. Moreover, the article highlights how a lot of these negative sentiments originate from the Franco regime, where they used heinous tactics to try to "shock" the homosexuality out of people.
Is a homosexual specific home necessary? Could the horrible tactics of one ruler change the views of an entire generation? Does a homsexual specific retirement home put Spain ahead of other European countries in homosexuality acceptance?
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