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Guatemalan LGBTQ activist granted asylum in US

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The U.S. has granted asylum to a Guatemalan LGBTQ activist who fled his country in 2019. Estuardo Cifuentes and his partner ran a digital marketing and advertising business in Guatemala City.

He previously told the Washington Blade that gang members extorted from them. Cifuentes said they closed their business after they attacked them.

Cifuentes told the Blade that Guatemalan police officers attacked him in front of their home when he tried to kiss his partner.

Cifuentes said the officers tried to kidnap him and one of them shot at him. He told the Blade that authorities placed him under surveillance after the incident and private cars drove past his home.

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