The Regional Court in Szczecin has ruled that a homosexual Polish man should receive zł.15,000 in damages from a female neighbor who called him a “fag” (pedał).

The man, identified as Ryszard G., decided to sue his 50-year-old neighbor, Anna S., after she repeatedly called him “fag,” including at a grocery store in the presence of customers and on the stairwell of their residential block.

The court ruled that there was evidence to support the claim that Ryszard G's personal rights had been violated. In the court's opinion, the persistent use of the derogatory word was intended to debase and humiliate the plaintiff.

The neighbor can still appeal the decision.