“Everything I was teased about at school in Germany, that I pay attention to my clothes and stuff, everyone in Italy thought it was great. But my being gay was never talked about. There were no gays, I didn’t see any gays,” said Riccardo Simonetti (28) told ZEITmagazin in a discussion with four other German-Italian people. As far as Italy was concerned, “a kind of de-idealization definitely took place with him,” says Simonetti.
There are also double standards in his family: “My father, for example – my parents are now separated – hardly ever spoke to me about my being gay.” Simonetti says he was also afraid to tell his grandmother about his boyfriend.
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Riccardo Simonetti: He enjoys a special status in his family
In her case, however, her fears were unfounded. Simonetti says he enjoys a special status in his family because he became successful at a very young age.
“If I was still in college and I was gay and I looked the way I do, I think there would be more criticism. But being able to support my family financially keeps my mouth shut quickly.”
Source-www.bunte.de