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I don’t know anything about situation but damn they really found the umm most flamboyants pictures of him.
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 challenging and do need more proof than other situations.
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.
If that is true, every asylum seeker would volunteer for an LGBTQIA+ charity. If it's abused it could undermine the cases of gay people genuinely needing refuge as conversation goes from safety, to loophole.