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

When we fight, we win

I know that the news over the past few weeks has been heart-wrenching. The asylum system is under attack. Refugees seeking asylum are being illegally turned away at the border. Those who are able to make...

July 12, 2018 at 9:04 pm Jackie Yodashkin 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

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

Free To Be Me

It is a crime to be LGBTQ in more than 70 countries around the world. Every day, LGBTQ people flee in search of a place where they can live freely and safely. Many find refuge in...

February 6, 2018 at 3:32 pm Spencer Tilger read more