Bisexual Jamaican Deportation Flight Canceled Pending Another Appeal
Another hurdle in Orashia Edwards’ lengthy court battle gives the Jamaican national more time to prove his case: that as a bisexual he deserves asylum.
Deportation is on hold, again, for bisexual Orashia Edwards. His forced flight from the U.K. to his native Jamaica has been canceled, pending another appeal, as he tries to convince British authorities he is, in fact, bisexual.
ADVERTISING
Edwards is seeking asylum and has been tangling with the British Home Office in London for weeks. Earlier this spring, he was denied asylum and detained for nearly a momth after the court ruled it believed he was “dishonest” about his bisexuality.
“I think they are prejudiced against bisexual people,” Edwards told The Guardian Friday. “They say I have choices, that I could choose to be with a woman. Maybe if I had lied and said that I was gay things would have been different, but I’m just being honest. For years I was in denial about my sexuality, it took me so long to be honest with myself – I like men and I like women.”
The asylum tribunal alleged Edwards was “experimenting” with his orientation. His partner, Michael Mardel, has testified to their relationship.
“Orashia has stayed the night at my house,” Mardel told The Guardian. “He is absolutely not lying about his attraction to men. Our families have also become close, we have a genuine relationship. I think that the Home Office doesn’t understand the concept of bisexuality. They seem to think that you have to be one thing or the other; they don’t seem to accept that you can be attracted to both genders and that it’s not an either/or thing for everybody.”
Earlier this month, Edwards resorted to submitting intimate pictures of himself with his partner, in an effort to prove his bisexuality. Despite the photos, Edwards was denied refugee status and was expected to be deported sometime after May 5th.
A new court hearing date will be set on June 17th, to give Edwards one more opportunity to convince the court his sexuality is valid.
plenty gays in ja so dem need to send back him rass kmt, people love gwarn like Jamaica is the is the most homophobic country in the world, when there is in fact much worst countries
Haha bout him bisexual. Send him back to Jamaica with him liad self. A lot of these gay ppl complain that they can’t return to Jamaica because they will face persecution but I bet that if them grant him leave to stay yu see him visiting JA shortly after that. It’s a shame that a man have to resort to this in order to live inna farin.
Lol he look like a fraud send him bloodclot back he will fit rightin nuff battymon deh ah yard
Plenty a battyman a walk up and down a kingston and nobody dont trouble dem sen him home.
Is Jamaica the land of hell?? Y dis fish dont find back him yard n stop waste court time n money
Wait..how do they want him to prove it? Good luck to this young man lol
He is not in fear of his life, this filthy boy is embarrassed because he will no longer be able to hide how disgusting he is…