• grue@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Man, fuck that judge!

    (Read it once as an expression of derision, then again as literal advice.)

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      The question is whether this is all there is.

      He originally applied for a student visa. If a judge takes this at face value and is approved, every asylum seeker will take a picture with rainbows to get approved. The judge did comment on posturing and I think is just asking “have you ever been in a same sex relationship?”. It could be that there is zero evidence of a relationship.

      Being gay isn’t wearing rainbows, it’s being attracted to someone of the same sex.

      Asylum cases are a little more challeng and do need more proof than other situations.

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        He’s worked for an lgbtqia+ charity for asylum seekers. At this point, I don’t care if he is gay, he deserves to be accepted on merit.

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        24 minutes ago

        If you come from a country where homosexuals have to fear for their life, taking and publishing pictures like that puts you in mortal danger if your asylum claim is denied.
        I’d say after providing these photos, it almost doesn’t matter whether you’re really gay.

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    3 hours ago

    I’m not saying he should have to, but is there a reason he can’t just submit, “video evidence”

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    2 hours ago

    I mean… The judge is probably right, knowing these people 😂

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        36 minutes ago

        A lot of these “asylum seekers” are actually just trying to game the system. Doesn’t help that you need a £40k job to work in the UK, but still

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          Instead of repeating the enormous gas bag that is Nigel Garage, perhaps you would actually like to provide some evidence that that is the case.