Austria rejects Afghan's asylum bid because he 'did not act or dress gay'

[hobbits_friend]

Teenager fearing persecution has claim rejected as official did not believe he was gay

An Afghan teenager who said he feared being persecuted in his home country for being gay has had his asylum application rejected by Austria after an official said he did not “walk, act or dress” like a gay man, according to reports.

An official in Lower Austria

Comments

[yamamanama]

Why would he look, act, or dress gay in a country where it's illegal?

[hobbits_friend]

At least the official who wrote it was removed from his post (even before the story was on the news).