By deleting her profile at Facebook an Italian woman "paid" for her decision to post a photo of two on the social network Women kissing, as part of a gay rights campaign.
28 Charlotte Trevisan has been informed by Facebok that she has violated the social networking rules on "nakedness and pornography" when she uploaded the photo in question to commemorate IDAHOT World Sabbath Day last Saturday.
Immediately after the post, Trevisan was flooded with abusive and aggressive messages from other users. As he told the newspaper La Stampa, one user called her move "disgusting" and another complained that she "has young children to protect".
Facebook contacted Trevisan and – as she says – asked her to take down the photo. When she refused, she was told her profile would be deleted for “infringement of the rules of the community".
The photo she has uploaded is widely used in campaigns for the protection of homosexual rights.
"What was the bad thing about this photo, especially when too many like this can be found on Google? There is nothing wrong with a kiss. When I see people of the same sex kissing I see only love and nothing else, "he said.
The incident occurred on Saturday night. On Monday, however, the operation of the 28 woman's account had been restored.
Last week, Italy ranked Italy as one of the worst countries in Europe for gay rights.
