Blue Mass Group

Reality-based commentary on politics.

Gay Belarusian Needs Help

By

p.s.  My friend had no gay people in her life before this, and now runs the local PFLAG group and is a tireless advocate for equality.  Amazing how having a gay person close to your heart can change it so much for the better.

Please share widely!
fb-share-icon
Tweet
0

Comments

  1. I’ll ask around town and see what I can find.

    <

    p>
    I’m sure there must be some Belarusian restaurants in the Boston area….I’m a “Foodie”…..So I’ll check the Boston Restaurant scene.  I’ll start today at lunch.

    • See if a breakdown can be provided of Belarussian H2B visas for the Mass. area.

      <

      p>
      Also – they don’t HAVE to be gay if they are willing to provide affadavits that the attitudes and likelihood of invasive treatment are as you describe.  In fact, testimony from non-gays may be viewed as more disinterested and therefore more complling.

      <

      p>
      (and there’s one ‘s’ in asylum)

      • The Belarusian person doesn’t need to be gay, but they do need to have personal knowledge of, preferrably as a witness, of anti-gay violence.  Second-hand stories and news items unfortunately won’t cut it (they already have got those).  In fact, I wonder if an affitdavit from a (hopefully former) gay basher wouldn’t be the most compelling.  Maybe I should remove “gay” from the title of the diary…

        <

        p>
        Thx for the spelling correction.  What I wouldn’t give for a spelling checking feature in soapbox!

        • has a feature that red underlines misspellings no matter where you’re typing…even in this comment box.

        • the hearing is soon, but i’m not sure if the decision comes on the spot or later.  then, if he is denied, i believe there is an appeals process, but i’m not sure where he must be physically during an appeal.  it’s a good question, and i’ll try to find out.

          • I’m not sure if it matters or not, or if it helps.  But a kid is a kid. 

            • although i don’t know how old he was when he first applied for asylum – could have been pre-18.  but whichever, the facts are as they are.  he still has to convince the adjudicator that he would be brutalized if he were sent back.

Archives