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"Immigration Equality is the only national organization in the country fighting for equality for LGBT and HIV positive immigrants." |
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Immigration Equality is a national organization that advocates for equality under the immigration law for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and HIV-positive individuals. We serve as an information clearinghouse, giving LGBT foreign nationals and their loved ones up-to-date information about immigration law via trainings, informational materials, and by answering email and telephone inquiries. We run a pro bono asylum project to assist LGBT and HIV-positive asylum seekers to find free or low-cost legal representation. Immigration Equality also maintains a list of LGBT/HIV-friendly private immigration attorneys to provide legal representation for those who contact us. We also provide technical assistance to attorneys who are working on sexual orientation, transgender identity, or HIV status-based asylum applications, or other immigration applications where the client’s LGBT or HIV-positive identity is at issue in the case.
In addition to the direct services we provide, Immigration Equality advocates for changes to the immigration laws that discriminate against LGBT and HIV-positive individuals and their loved ones. We are a member-driven organization connected with advocates throughout the country and abroad. Our members share their stories and educate the broader LGBT community about the discrimination they face as immigrants, and educate the immigration community about the discrimination they face because they are LGBT. Together, we work towards full equality under the immigration law without regard to sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.
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