A man has had his house painted in the colors of the rainbow flag, the symbol of the LGBTQ+ community. He refers to a conversation with his neighbor as the reason for this. In it he made some homophobic statements. “Now he has something nice to look forward to,” he said.
Ryan Basye’s ‘rainbow house’ in Omaha (Nebraska) is getting a lot of attention. The building contains apartments that the man rents out. The house was in need of renovation and his daughters gave him the idea to paint it in the colors of the rainbow. The man previously also renovated buildings in bright colors.
“When my daughters suggested this, I immediately thought of a conversation from a few months earlier,” says Ryan. In that conversation with a neighbor, the latter made several homophobic statements and derogatory comments about gay men. “That made the decision easier,” Ryan said.
“Easy to find”
Ryan Basye did not want to repeat what his neighbor said. “But it puts a smile on my face now that I know that I look forward to this every day from now on.” According to local media, the reactions to the rainbow house are mainly positive. And according to Basye, the residents don’t mind either. “It’s easy to find now,” he laughs.
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