March 3, 2004
Another question re: gay marriage
David Frum recently posed eight questions regarding gay marriage, pointing out the legal quagmire that awaits us as practical questions arise.
Here’s another: Will gay sex tourists be able to bring their foreign boyfriends home on fiance, or spouse, visas?
I sense that any test cases will arise out of attempts to bring in Thai boys. First, wasn’t there a Washington area university administrator that brought a young Thai man in under a pretext? (Can any readers help me here ... I can’t seem to find the details readily, as this happened quite some time ago.) Second, Thai women seem to predominate in news report out of Germany and Scandinavia of Thai “wives” brought in and forced to continue in prostitution by their European husbands.
Thailand is an all-comers (excuse the expression) sex boutique, as my forthcoming Romance on the Road will examine, including lesbian and straight women (especially from Japan) as well as male sex tourists.
As I wrote in my first book, An Amateur’s Guide to the Planet , of the Thais: they face “The perils of being a beautiful people” (page 140).
One final point: An estimated one-third or more of fiance and spousal visas are requested for fraudulent relationships. Look for green card seekers to exploit fake gay marriages, too.
- posted by jbelliveau at 2:09 PM in Love, Sex, Romance and Travel
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