Growing up Gay in Jamaica is a fate not wished upon anyone. It is at the moment illegal to be gay in Jamaica and homophobic nationals have taken judgement in their own hands with public burnings and beatings. Asylum is an option for most seeking refuge in places such as the United Kingdom or the United. Asylum is a long and lengthy process where you must prove that you are gay. It’s just as long to prove if your bisexual.
Jamaican national, Orashia Edwards, 34, says British bureaucrats weren’t convinced that, although he was once married to a woman, he is in fact bisexual,
according to The Independent. Edwards showed the photo despite gay sex being illegal in his country, and he fears being murdered by homophobes back home. Edwards has been in a relationship with another man for the last two years,” but that civil servants in the U.K. Home Office deduced that because he once had a female spouse that he must be hoodwinking the system.
Edwards, who was first denied asylum almost a year ago
due to “dishonest sexuality,” is a prominent example but isn’t the only one in this sort of predicament. Each year thousands of LGBT asylum-seekers travel to Europe hoping to secure a future free from discrimination and violence. But for many,
the European Union is not what they’d anticipated and whether someone gets in is inconsistent.
Now, deportation back to Jamaica appears imminent for Edwards as he sits in a detention cell wondering what fate awaits him. There are a few ways to help Orashia Edwards and hit fate:
1. Donate to his legal fund. Orashia’s family are working every hour possible to raise funds which have already cost over £2000 so far.. all legal team are working pro bono 
so costs just cover court fees.
2. Send him messages of support to:
Orashia Edwards
E 10967740 002
Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre
Swinderby
Lincoln
LN6 9PT
3. Sign his petition
4. Watch & share the campaign film
Defend Orashia #orashia
