I'm all for giving him asylum

although the fact that the Saudi government has been an ally to the US in many ways may prevent it, depending on how the politics go, we'll see. I will say at this point there's no going back--if his request is denied, things could very badly for him, between Islamic law condemning homosexuality and his threat 'to expose what he describes as politically embarrassing information about members of the Saudi royal family living in luxury in the U.S.'.

Saudi diplomat seeking asylum: 'My life is in danger': Envoy says he fears persecution if he leaves the U.S. and returns home

A ranking Saudi diplomat told NBC News that he has asked for political asylum in the United States, saying he fears for his life if he is forced to return to his native country.

The diplomat, Ali Ahmad Asseri, the first secretary of the Saudi consulate in Los Angeles, has informed U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials that Saudi officials have refused to renew his diplomatic passport and effectively terminated his job after discovering he was gay and was close friends with a Jewish woman.