Can a hashtag save a life?
Last year, nearly 100 of you joined our first-ever Giving Tuesday Twitterbomb, to spread the word about our work. This year, we’re hoping you can help us do something even bigger. Can you help...
View ArticleLe Monde: Uneasy LGBT immigrants
By Danielle Mackey |Le Monde Jose (1) was a closeted gay teenager when he was brutally sexually assaulted by gang members in his native El Salvador and fled to the United States, illegally. He...
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Safe and Happy
Damaris met her wife Leyda after moving to New Jersey. Back in Nicaragua, where her friend was killed just for being gay, it would have been impossible for her to live openly as a lesbian. “The only...
View ArticleWhat your support looks like
What a start to the year! The first thing I want to say in my new role as Interim Executive Director is, “thank you!” None of our work is possible without ardent supporters like you. In the final hours...
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The Journey to Asylum: Arkady & Bogdan
Arkady Gyngazov grew up in the severe winters of the Siberian city of Tomsk. There, he learned at an early age that being gay was unacceptable. Looking for a place where he could be himself, Gyngazov...
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Journey to Asylum: Maria Ivanova
Maria Ivanova (alias used) is like many typical Russian women in their early twenties. She’s well educated, cares about her family, wants a good job, and is searching for love. Unlike most women her...
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The Journey to Asylum: Yulia and Marina
Yulia and Marina have a happy life. The two women have been inseparable ever since they met two years ago at a New Year’s Eve party. Their bond has grown out of common experience: both know what it’s...
View ArticleGoogle Hangout with Masha Gessen
Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of hosting our first ever Google Hangout. The hour-long event created an amazing platform for us to interact with our supporters in a new way. We’re sharing that...
View ArticleThe Journey to Asylum: Alejandra
Adapted from a client profile by Clement Lee, Detention Staff Attorney We all have crucibles that we must overcome and sometimes, circumstances in our lives lead us to make decisions of which we are...
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A letter from Legal Director Aaron Morris in support of April 5th
Friends, This weekend, thousands of immigration activists will gather in cities across the country to demand an end to the deportation of innocent people. Deportation tears communities and families...
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