Here is the beginning of her post:
my partner is from kyrgyzstan. she received political asylum 2 years ago in san francisco based on the persecution she suffered in her home country due to her sexuality. luckily for us, she had a very, VERY sympathetic judge who listened to her case for three hours (she is a brilliant woman who defended her own case) and now she is one of the few women in the united states who have been granted political asylum based on their sexual identification–like i said, she is an amazing woman.
i went to the trial with her as a witness where i had to disclose of our sexual activities to prove that she was indeed a lesbian. my testimony, along with her medical records documenting her abuse, her own legal research that she did, and her own testimony persuaded the judge to grant her plea for asylum. the department of homeland security, which threated to file motion of appeal against her, eventually did not. …
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