A Florida man says he was kicked out of his apartment for being gay. And he has video to prove it.
Randall Coffman moved into an in-law apartment owned by Jackie Cooper at the beginning of December. Two weeks later, he says she kicked him out when she learned he was gay.
In cellphone footage obtained by First Coast News, Cooper can be heard shouting, “Listen to me now, you have to leave this place.”
Coffman says it all started when Cooper forbid him from having any lady friends visit the apartment at night. He replied by saying that wouldn’t be an issue because he’s gay.
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“I’ve been gay since I was born,” he explains. “After that, the harassment for being gay started.”
In the video, Cooper says, “You didn’t tell me you’re gay until yesterday.”
Coffman responds, “Why do I have to tell you I’m gay? I don’t have to tell you.”
To which Cooper replies, “You think I want homosexuals coming in and out of my place like that?”
According to First Coast News, Jacksonville passed a Human Rights Ordinance in 2017 that protects tenants from housing discrimination based on sexual orientation; however, the protections don’t exist in Clay County, where the apartment is located.
“My friends have only come maybe three times,” Coffman says. “I actually made a guest list of who would come and visit me. I put my mom and dad and actually printed out pictures of everyone’s cars and put them next to their names.”
When approached for comment, Cooper denied the accusations and claimed Coffman’s guests would leave their parked cars on her property for days on end.
Coffman says Cooper gave him until December 27 to pack up and get the hell out, which may violate a law that requires landlords to give at least 15-days notice prior to the end of the month. He’s currently looking for a new place to live.
“If I was straight,” he says, “I think me and her would get along great.”
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Chrisk
Damn. I can’t imagine living next to that crazy Cu*t.
Rock-N-RollHS
I think “Fox” Meadows might have been a warning sign.
misterjack
My husband got kicked out of his apartment by a homophobic old land lady. He moved in with me, instead.
That was 26 years ago, chickens.
HereIAm
Clearly a blessing in disguise. Maybe this particular renter had too many men coming to his apartment. If that’s the case, I’d kick him out as well.
theafricanwiththemouth
@HereIAm i know, right? because it’s impossible for you to keep your head out of other people’s business. It’ll just kill you. Nosey piss of shi*!!
Toofie
The renter didn’t have many men coming to the apartment. Read the article before siding against the gay person for once.
CanadianGuy62
I’m guessing from the accent that the landlord is Caribbean. I’ll hazard a guess that she’s black…her arms certainly look dark. I could be wrong, but I’m willing to go out on a limb.
I am sick & tired of people who march for their own lives finding others beneath them to discriminate against. When will people accept that ALL people are created as equals?!
Chrisk
Well that would make sense since the Caribbean people are very homophobic.
Well I’ve found that blacks are equally if not more bigoted than whites.
Me2
Homophobia, ignorance, and intolerance transcends race. You can find some in every race and ethnic group on the planet.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Nothing pizzes me off more than another minority spewing bigotry and hatred towards the Gays…
I hope that miserable vile, ignorant, nasty crunt suffers raging cottage cheese spewing yeast infections every day til she burns her vile mortal coil and spends eternity suffering in Hell …
GayVeteranUSAF
Did you see that dump, I wouldn’t have rented there in the first place… creepy.
Trekbike
Hey there GayVeteranUSAF. I’m a GayVeteranNAVY. Love to chat with you sometime.
Trekbike
Spoken like a true deco Queen from the 70’s. I love it!!!
ocahan
HereIAm, why do you post?
swamp bubble
Damn Coffman is a fox, he can stay at my place anytime