Sexuality To Be Grounds For Asylum In Spain

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010206spain.htm

Spain is about to join the Netherlands, Canada and a growing number of other countries that grant political asylum to gays and the transgendered.

People fleeing their homelands over persecution over their sexuality would be granted status under the new law proposed by the government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.

Sexuality is not specifically regarded as grounds for asylum in the United States. Last month a gay Zimbabwe man who says he faces persecution at home has had his appeal for asylum rejected by a federal appeals court. (story)

William J. Kimumwe told the court that he fled Zimbabwe and eventually made it to the United States in 2002, settling in Minneapolis where his initial bid for asylum was denied.

I need to start learning Spanish

[CoffeeCat]

1. I think this is great that more countries are offering asylum for...

...these reasons.

I get the feeling that pretty soon--it won't matter what countries will allow us IN. I worry that our own country won't let anyone OUT.

Scary and negative, I know. Sorry.

Feeling a bit spooked and disgruntled with BushCo these days.

I'll work on the attitude.

[swimmernsecretsea]

3. I don't think you're too concerned...

especially after finding out that the US is starting more and more to resemble the world in 1984

[crizzo5137]

2. woah...wait a min...

I can emigrate to the Netherlands cause im gay? Helllllllllllo Amsterdam

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. Hmm! Can I say I'm gay even tho I'm not, so I can move there?

O8)

[CoffeeCat]

7. That's what I'm thinking...seriously.

I'm wondering how I'm going to get the hell out of here...

[crizzo5137]

8. cmon man...we can both get jobs near the airport...

do a boys on the side kinda thing...go through canada...etc...Adventure im tellin ya!

[closeupready]

5. It may no longer be considered worthy of asylum in the US,

but it was at one time - naturally, during Clinton's years.

I think you can still claim it, but it's much more difficult, IIRC, because it has to be a case built on evidence which is much more personal as to the risk of facing persecution back in your home country.

Which is outrageous because you will be sending some people back to face horrendous homophobia.

[davidinalameda]

6. not only homophobia but death in some cases

It's unimaginable that our country doesn't grant asylum to sexual minorities on a regular basis