Americanwhocallsherself a digitalnomad, isbeingdeportedfromIndonesiaafterhertweetssparked a socialmediabacklashalleging a lackofculturalawarenessandapparentWesternprivilege.
KristenGraydescribedtheislandofBaliasquoteLGBTfriendly, eventhoughtheLGBTcommunityinIndonesia, a Muslimmajoritycountry, hasfaceddiscriminationand a lackofacceptanceforyearsandsometimesviolence.
In a seriesoftweetsattheweekend, Graywroteabouttheperksofherlifeonthetropicalislandwithhergirlfriend.
Theislandhasbeanamazingbecauseofourelevatedlifestyle, at a muchlowercostofliving, shewrote, showing a pictureofherlightfilled, $400 treehouse.
Being a digitalnomadiseverythingthatsparked a socialmediabacklashonMolly's LawandHumanRightsMinistry, saidGraymighthaveviolatedimmigrationlawsbysuggestingbarleywasqueer, friendly, easilyaccessibleduringthepandemiconbyconductingbusinessthroughthesaleofher E book.
Greatdeniedtheallegations.
Hi, everyone.
Uh, firstoff, I amnotguilty.
I havenotoverstayedmyvisa.
I havenotmademoneyinIndonesianrupiahinIndonesia.
I putout a statementaboutLGBTand I'm beingdeportedbecauseofLGBT, alsopromptingfuryGraypostedabouthowforeignnationalscouldenterIndonesiaduringthepandemic.
Inan e bookentitledOurBarleyLifeIsYours, Indonesiahasbannedtheentryofallforeignersexceptdiplomatsandthosewithexistingworkorresidencypermitstotrytostemthespreadofthevirus.
OntherushhourGrazelawyertoldvotersshehad a socialculturalvisathatwasvaliduntilJanuary 24th.
Americanwhocallsherself a digitalnomad, isbeingdeportedfromIndonesiaafterhertweetssparked a socialmediabacklashalleging a lackofculturalawarenessandapparentWesternprivilege.
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