Gay Girl in Damascus Is a Man Called Tom
June 13th, 2011Via: Sydney Morning Herald:
Amina Arraf, the “Gay Girl in Damascus” who sent the world into a frenzy after she was reportedly kidnapped by Syrian security forces, has been outed as a 40-year-old American man.
A new entry on Sunday in the blog, which for months was purportedly written by a lesbian Syrian-American woman living in Damascus, asserted that the entire saga was a hoax.
The post, which came days after an entry saying the blogger had been arrested, was signed by “Tom MacMaster” in Istanbul, Turkey.
In it, the author says the narrative was fictional but insists it “created an important voice for issues I feel strongly about”.
It says the author had never expected so much attention.
Research Credit: CB
Posted in Perception Management | Top Of Page
What was remarkable about this whole thing was how blatantly inept it was. It’s like no one is even bothering to try anymore.
Apparently this person is male too:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/bill-grabers-full-interview-im-not-gay-but-i-want-gay-people-to-be-equal/2011/06/14/AGNLlpUH_blog.html