Saudi Diplomat Seeks Asylum from the US Because of Sexual Orientation

[imaginarilee]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39118941/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

Apparently nobody else has posted this story yet, so I will.

This is actually really scary, that there are places in the world-- that our country is friendly with-- that would kill a man for being gay (not to mention all the other ways that Saudi Arabia craps on human rights in

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[tisoi]

This reminded me of my 2nd cousin who works in an Arab country where homosexuality is illegal.

She has a girlfriend and they seem to be quite open about their relationship, to friends & family at least - they post pictures of themselves together and their gay & lesbian friends on Facebook. I'm afraid that one day something will happen to them.

[tko_ak]

But if they allow blanket asylum, there would be a flood of people making false assertions of homosexuality. His situation may suck, and he may indeed deserve asylum, but it isn't as simple as taking it at face value.

[jack_infinitude]

Agreed. This needs to be weighed carefully. But I really hope that it works out for him. :(