FGG member Equal Ground

A press release from member Equal Ground, Sri Lanka:

Sri Lankan Gay man granted Asylum in the US

We are pleased to announce another success in our long list of Asylum cases. Sam’s (not his real name) excited email reached us this morning – 13th November 2009 and reads:

“I am very happy to inform you that I was granted my gay asylum in USA. As I know I am the 3rd person whom granted gay asylum in USA. Equal Ground and you personally helped me on this matter a lot. I am thanking Equal Ground and personally for you Rosanna, because you helped me in every way not only giving a declaration, personally advising me on my problems which happen to me because of my gay activities… “

We are happy for Sam and wish him all the luck for his new life in the US.

EQUAL GROUND sincerely hopes that there will come a time when wonderful people such as Sam don’t have to flee this country because of the way they are treated here for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. We hope in time, the laws will change and people are more accepting. In the meanwhile, we will do our utmost to assist those who need our help.