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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.

Venezuelan LGBT Advocate Murdered in Caracas

Givineth Soto was a psychologist, LGBT advocate, mother, and wife. Her widow won't be recognized as such by the government.

Venezuelan Presidential Candidate Fights Antigay Talk

Opposition party candidate Henrique Capriles condemns the interim president's homophobic remarks.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dead at 58

The three-term president had "nothing against homosexuals," but still had an uneven history with gay rights.

Tamara Adrian Is First Trans Legislator Elected in Venezuela

Her historic swearing-in makes Tamara Adrian only the second transgender person to be elected national legislator in the Americas.

Immigration judge dismisses asylum case of gay Venezuelan deported to Salvadoran supermax prison

Hernández Romero had been awaiting an asylum hearing before he was deported without warning in March, his lawyer told The Advocate in April.

Supreme Court halts Trump’s deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under Alien Enemies Act

Deporting people this way “surely does not pass muster,” the justices wrote.

Robert Garcia demands answers in case of gay Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador prison

Andry Hernandez Romero fled Venezuela out of fear because of his sexuality. When he got to the U.S., authorities sent him to a hellhole.

CECOT survivor Andry Hernández Romero, gay Venezuelan makeup artist, and his lawyer named to Out100

They join other notable honorees in entertainment, politics, media and activism who are making a difference in the LGBTQ+ community.

Gay Venezuelan asylum-seeker ‘disappeared’ to Salvadoran mega-prison under Trump order, Maddow reveals

The man came to the United States seeking safety. Instead, his lawyer says he was "disappeared."

When these Venezuelan migrants couldn't afford to get married, their Denver community threw them a wedding

Nonprofit Dork Dancing hosted the wedding for Amarilis and Mariangy Delgado Gutierrez on Sunday, one year after they left Venezuela.

Artist Spotlight: Pedro Centeno Vallenilla

Influenced by native Venezuelan lore, Renaissance masters, and Italian Fascists, Vallenilla's artwork glorifies the male body.

Olympic Diver Robert Paez Comes Out

Robert Paez, a Venezuelan athlete, penned a moving coming-out letter, which stressed the importance of living openly as gay.

Patricia Velasquez: "Mamá, It's True. I Am Gay."

In this excerpt from lesbian supermodel Patricia Velasquez's memoir, she details her dramatic coming out to her Venezuelan mother.

Andry Hernández Romero on surviving CECOT: 'They told us we would die there'

“I want the world to know that being Venezuelan is not a crime,” the gay makeup artist told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.

New York’s Ritchie Torres donates to Andry Hernández Romero fund demanding freedom for gay asylum-seeker

The Democratic congressman is using his influence and bank account to call attention to the Venezuelan makeup artist disappeared by Trump to a mega prison in El Salvador.

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Inside the movement that freed gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero from a hellhole

The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didn’t let them.

Ric Grenell’s rogue diplomacy stalls Marco Rubio’s Venezuela prisoner deal

The gay Trump loyalist and special envoy is ruffling feathers in Washington.

Migrant With AIDS and COVID Dies While Held by ICE

Pablo Sanchez-Gotopo of Venezuela had been held at a private prison where activists have raised concerns about the health care provided to detainees.

Deported gay makeup artist cried for mother in prison, photojournalist says

Andry Hernandez Romero was deported to El Salvador despite having no criminal record.