Posted on 08/17/2013 10:12:18 AM PDT by Cheerio
Artem Mitrofanov came to the U.S. with scars of growing up gay in Russia. Some were literal, such as the one on his wrist from the day he says a skinhead slashed him with a broken bottle. Others were internal, including pains in his kidney, which he says are the result of being beaten by assailants wielding religious icons who told him he should die.
Still others were psychological. "If you're gay, that's it. It's like a mark on you," said Mr. Mitrofanov, who is 27 and from Moscow. His solution was to leave. He applied for asylum in the U.S. in 2009 and won refuge in 2010.
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Putin is a genius.
Looks like the USA has become a magnet for weirdos.
Yes, Australia started as a prison. Or if you want to nitpick...
The comments were running all around this group and that group infiltrating our culture and society and Australian criminals came to mind.
But think of all the new Democrat voters!
OK, let's pick nits.
keep looking
Indeed.
Freedom loving Americans Seek Asylum in Russia
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They are granted asylum, but the Christian family who fled Germany because they wanted to home school their kids - gets deported?
This world is topsy turvy - and the Scripture comes to mind- that in the last days men will call evil good and good evil. Are we not living this?
What a great idea, Gay Russian spys!
The British used North America as a "penal transportation" destination up until the events of the 1770s, so Australia isn't alone.
Obama’s State Department is bringing gays from all over the world in droves. He is definitely an agent of change. The radical pro-sodomy attack on every segment of American society - he wants to make this much more than a gay-friendly nation.
...give us your poor, your tired, your queer masses...
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