A refugee board has determined that Alvaro Antonio Orozco has no basis for his refugee claim because he is "not gay enough". Orozco ran away from an alcoholic and abusive father at the age of 12 then made his way from his native Nicaragua to Texas where he lived in a Christian group home. Orozco made the move to Toronto in January 2005 after hearing that Canada supported gay rights.As Orozco faces possible deportation next Tuesday, he may find little to smile about. Yet, I can't help but laugh at the ridiculousness of this case. The judge bases her decision on the fact that Orozco did not have any same sex relationships during his six year in the US. But who in their right mind is going to have sex with another man while living in a Christian group home in Texas? Has this judge seen the ending of Brokeback Mountain?
I am not sure what Orozco could have done to prove his homosexuality to the refugee judge. Perhaps he should have:
- participated in some homemade gay porn (though many straight men do gay porn for the money)
- exhibited better fashion sense
- shown a limper wrist
- stated that he preferred tacos to sausages
Whether he is truly gay or not, the fact is that Orozco is at risk of getting assaulted or even killed if he returns to Nicaruaga now, a country where sodomy is illegal. His case has made the headlines and, in all probability, his own father is watching the news and sharpening his knife. Unlike the judge, homophobes looking to have some fun will readily accept that Orozco is speaking the truth. On the basis of Orozco's future appointment with violence back in Nicaruaga, we should probably let him stay in Canada.
Less pressing but just as ridiculous: the story of Susan Lawrence, the Ontario woman who was about to be evicted from her own house because an imposter had obtained a mortgage on her home without her knowledge. The criminals who did this are obviously despicable but much more unsettling were the facts that:
- Maple Trust decided to punish an innocent woman for the money they lost
- the Ontario Courts sat back and shrugged their shoulders before Lawrence appealed
I applaud Lawrence for not dousing her house in gasoline, setting it on fire and cackling, "If I can't have it, no one can!"
2 comments:
Actually, Orozco would state that he preferred to eat sausages over tacos.
Tacos being a euphemism for vaginas and sausages being a euphemism for...sausages. :)
Okay just having to explain that makes it less funny.
p.s. Stop stealing from Toyfare! :p
Anonoymous Toyfare reader that you know.
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