California LGBTQ+ Groups condemn Trump’s ‘dangerous’ crackdown on L.A. immigration protesters
As immigration raids and protests sweep LA, California's queer groups say "LGBTQ+ immigrants are especially vulnerable."
JUNE 9, 2025
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Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform
The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
AUGUST 21, 2024
ICE detained a trans migrant at her asylum hearing. Her lawyers still can't contact her
Attorneys for a transgender woman say they still haven't been able to contact her after she was arrested during her asylum hearing.
JUNE 4, 2025
This gay man had to flee Ghana after a violent attack. He’s finally been granted asylum
"What I really want the world to know is that [queer Ghanaians] have no life, they have no voice,” Mr. B, who was recently granted asylum, told The Advocate.
APRIL 17, 2024
Queer Venezuelan deported and 'disappeared' over mischaracterized tattoos, lawyer says
ICE agents claimed the tattoos signified membership in the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, but his lawyers say they have deported an innocent artist.
MARCH 19, 2025
Immigration's public image crisis is fueled by Trump and right-wing extremists
"This isn’t about politics or policy. It’s about recognizing—or rejecting—the humanity of LGBTQ+ and other asylum seekers," Immigration Equality board member Ilon Rincon Portas writes in an op-ed for The Advocate.
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Proposed funding deal will be deadly for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
What is perhaps most absurd about the reported deal is that it won’t actually solve any of the problems plaguing the immigration system, and will actually make things worse, writes Bridget Crawford.
JANUARY 26, 2024