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True Flight The One         Since: 08-21-04 Since last post: 99 days Last activity: 99 days |
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| Lesbian GI Seeks Asylum in Canada
September 10, 2009 Agence France-Presse A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military has requested asylum in Canada, claiming she faced harassment and death threats from fellow Soldiers over her sexual orientation, media said Wednesday. Pvt. Bethany Smith, 21, claimed she had asked the U.S. military for a discharge after being outed by another Soldier who spotted her walking hand in hand with a woman at a mall. But she was denied because her superiors wanted to send her to Afghanistan, she told Canadian media. In deferring her case until she returned from Afghanistan, the U.S. military broke its so-called "don't ask, don't tell" policy of discharging openly gay members, she contends. A Canadian immigration panel rejected her refugee claim -- believed to be the first by a lesbian or gay American Soldier. But she appealed Tuesday to a federal court to overturn the tribunal's decision. According to reports, Smith claimed she was badgered daily and received more than 100 threatening notes on her dormitory door, including death threats. Before fleeing to Canada, she served at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where a gay Soldier was beaten to death in 1999. She never went to Afghanistan. Since the start of the war in Iraq, an estimated 200 U.S. war resisters have sought asylum in Canada, and are still living in this country. None of them has yet to secure refugee status. |
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Cyro Xero Rune Mage  Rave Atom  Since: 02-23-05 From: Minnesota!! Since last post: 49 days Last activity: 49 days |
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| 200 attempts and not a single grant? Sounds to me like she won't be going anywhere else anytime soon. I feel bad for the girl, it doesn't look too good for her. | |||
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True Flight The One Since: 08-21-04 Since last post: 99 days Last activity: 99 days |
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| It's really sad because the fastest way to get out of the military is to serve your time and you're done.... | |||
天国JOE ���A�ǂ��ɂȂ�̂���낤�H Since: 09-02-04 From: Destroy Tower Since last post: 4024 days Last activity: 3390 days |
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Originally posted by True FlightOr put on your leather jacket and shades, get on a chopper and stop playing by anyone's rules. Just ride. Ride until you reach South America. |
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Cyro Xero Rune Mage Rave Atom Since: 02-23-05 From: Minnesota!! Since last post: 49 days Last activity: 49 days |
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| ....and then hitch a ride to Canada. | |||
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True Flight The One Since: 08-21-04 Since last post: 99 days Last activity: 99 days |
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| Ugh... Really it's just easier to serve your time. |
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