I won asylum on my birthday. It was the best day of my life.

Dear Friend, My name is Yaming and I am a PhD student. I am also a proud gay man from China, and an Immigration Equality client. Donate to support LGBTQ immigrants! I first came to the...

August 8, 2018 at 8:02 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Staff Attorney

Immigration Equality Staff Attorney, Pro Bono Program New York, NY Immigration Equality seeks an attorney to help maintain our successful pro bono representation program for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and HIV-positive immigrants. The attorney will...

August 8, 2018 at 7:08 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Supreme Court Upholds the Muslim Ban

Dear Friend, I am outraged. Today, a divided U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s Muslim and Refugee Ban. As you know, Immigration Equality has been fighting this terrible policy from the day it was announced. No...

June 26, 2018 at 10:05 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Legal Director

Immigration Equality Legal Director New York, NY Immigration Equality is the country’s largest legal services and advocacy organization for LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants. Through direct representation, impact litigation, policy advocacy, community engagement, and thought leadership, we...

June 26, 2018 at 3:03 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Today we remember the Pulse nightclub shooting

Dear Friend, Today marks the second anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. In the midst of Pride month, we honor the 49 lives taken in this unspeakable tragedy for the LGBTQ community. When we...

June 12, 2018 at 4:23 pm Spencer Tilger read more

June is Pride and Immigrant Heritage Month

Dear Friend, My name is Ilo and I am a non-binary educator, writer, photographer, doctor, asylum winner, and new U.S. citizen. I was born and raised in Venezuela. There, I was an expedition/emergency doctor, but I...

May 31, 2018 at 9:42 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the Muslim and Refugee Ban

Dear Friend, Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Trump v. Hawaii, the lawsuit challenging the latest iteration of the Muslim and Refugee Ban. As we have done in circuit courts across the country,...

April 24, 2018 at 7:51 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Today we celebrate the International Transgender Day of Visibility

Dear Friend, My name is Mikaela and I am a proud trans woman and an immigrant from Perú. My life in Perú was very hard because of transphobia. I had trans friends who were older than...

March 30, 2018 at 8:05 pm Spencer Tilger read more

I was attacked in Colombia for being gay

Dear Friend, My name is Marlon and I am a gay man from Colombia. I never felt safe in Colombia due to the constant threat of homophobic violence. After being brutally attacked by a group of...

March 14, 2018 at 8:36 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Happy Valentine’s Day to Our Immigration Equality Family

Dear Friend, My name is Victor and I am a gay man from Colombia. A little more than five years ago, I came to New York on vacation and met Derick, the love of my life....

February 14, 2018 at 11:56 pm Spencer Tilger read more