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Gay Canadian ‘Looking For Loads’ Has Tough Time Crossing US Border

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Amber Randall Civil Rights Reporter
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A gay Canadian claims U.S. border and customs agents prevented him from crossing into the United States because they thought he was a prostitute.

Andre, a gay man from Vancouver, alleged that the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers made the decision after searching through Andre’s gay dating apps, reports the Daily Xtra.

The messages in question showed Andre saying he was “looking for loads.” The agents took that to mean he was looking to exchange sex for money.

Andre, who had been traveling to visit his boyfriend, was chosen for additional screening. During the process, the officer stumbled across the messages on Scruff and BBRT.

“I didn’t know what to do. I was scared, so I gave them the password and then I sat there for at least an hour or two. I missed my flight,” André explained. “He came back and just started grilling me. ‘Is this your email?’ and it was an email attached to a Craigslist account for sex ads. He asked me, ‘Is this your account on Scruff? Is this you on BBRT?’ I was like, ‘Yes, this is me.’”

Andre was unable to convince officer that he wasn’t a prostitute.

“So I asked for the interrogation to stop. I asked if I go back to Canada am I barred for life? He said no, so I accepted that offer,” he said.

A couple of months later, Andre tried to get into the U.S. again to travel to New Orleans. He tried to prepare for additional screening this time by clearing his phone. He also brought some more identification from his employer and bank statements to show he wasn’t a prostitute.

Border agents stopped him again for secondary screening. They had his passwords already saved from the previous time he had tried to enter the U.S.

“They went through my computer. They were looking through Word documents. I had nude photos of myself on my phone, and they were questioning who this person was. It was really humiliating and embarrassing,” Andre said.

Border agents did not allow him to go though, telling him that it was suspicious that he wiped his phone.

“You can’t really argue with them because you’re trapped,” Andre said.

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