Happy Coming Out Day!
Dear Friend, Today is National Coming Out Day. Like many people in our community, I struggled with coming to terms with my identity. Growing up in the Dominican Republic, I wasn’t sure if I was straight...
I fled for my life from Russia
Dear Friend, My name is Max, and I am a 40-year-old gay man from Uzbekistan. Thanks to your support, I now have asylum and will be able to live safely in the United States. This is...
Help fight the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrants
Dear Friend, I know that reading the news can be a challenge these days. The constant deluge of terrible updates is exhausting. What’s more, the sheer volume of aggression against our communities can make it hard...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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,...
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...