Gay couple say refused flat because owner 'wants family'

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 27 - A gay couple say they were refused a flat in Modena after the owner allegedly told the estate agent that he "wanted a family".
    Modenese art director Alessandro Manfredini said he and his 20-year partner were refused the apartment they wanted to rent, and when he asked why, the realtor replied: "the owner wants a family".
    Manfredini queried "sorry, but what does the gentleman mean by a family," to which he was told "a man and a woman and if possible also a child".
    The art director added: "I won't tell you what I said to that because I would be banned from social media forever if I did".
    Modena Mayor Massimo Mezzetti said the incident reported by La Gazzetta di Modena was "unacceptable". (ANSA).