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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on August 17, 2018, 04:57:14 pm
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9999what Huffpo.... How about a rainbow colored headline! Maybe not, doesn't come out well but anyway ****drummer
Austria Denies Asylum To Afghan Man For Failing To Act Or Dress Sufficiently Gay
By Willa Frej
WORLD NEWS
08/17/2018 08:50 am ET
The man said he was being persecuted in his home country for his sexual orientation.
Austrian officials denied asylum to an 18-year-old Afghan for not being able to lend credence to the claim that he was being persecuted for being gay ― specifically, he was told that he didn’t behave or dress in a stereotypically gay manner.
“Neither your walk, nor your behavior nor your clothing give the slightest indication that you could be gay,†the decision said according to The New York Times. It was handed down in May but gained attention this week when an Austrian magazine, Falter, published a piece about the man’s case after gaining access to the decision.
Read more at: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/austria-denies-asylum-gay-afghan_us_5b76ae3de4b0a5b1feba5579 (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/austria-denies-asylum-gay-afghan_us_5b76ae3de4b0a5b1feba5579)
That's quite something, if immigration officers are judging something like this.