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Here's everything to know about LGBTQ+ rights in Venezuela

From marriage equality to gender-affirming care, here's everything to know about Venezuela's LGBTQ+ rights record.

andry hernandez romero alongside prison officer guarding gang members in a cell at the Terrorism Confinement Center aka CECOT in Tecoluca San Vicente El Salvador April 2025

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Gay asylum seeker Andry Hernández Romero remains in danger, advocates warn

After months in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, the gay makeup artist has been freed, but not returned to safety.

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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.

Venezuelan stylist Andry Hernandez Romero greets family members after returning home in Capacho village Tachira State Venezuela July 2025

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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.

US rep Ritchie Torres outside of Bellevue Hospital January 2022 Andry Hernandez Romero provided photo

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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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Gay asylum seeker files claim for damages over Trump deportations to CECOT torture prison

Here's everything to know about LGBTQ+ rights in Venezuela

From marriage equality to gender-affirming care, here's everything to know about Venezuela's LGBTQ+ rights record.

Gay asylum seeker Andry Hernández Romero remains in danger, advocates warn

After months in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, the gay makeup artist has been freed, but not returned to safety.

Fraudster George Santos claims he’s going to Venezuela ‘to help with aid’

“I look forward to being part of the solution and ending the problems of a people oppressed for far too long,” the former Republican congressman said.

Trump administration must facilitate return of men sent to El Salvador’s CECOT back to the U.S., judge rules

“By any measure, the detainees surely fell victim to constitutionally inadequate process," Chief Judge James E. Boasberg ruled.

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.

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.

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.

Andry Hernández Romero explains how he survived CECOT after the U.S. government disappeared him

Andry Hernández Romero spoke with The Bulwark's Tim Miller about the torment the U.S. government put him though.

Gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero describes horrific sexual & physical abuse at CECOT in El Salvador

He called it "an encounter with torture and death."

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

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

Andry Hernández Romero’s family desperate for word on gay asylum-seeker who Trump vanished over 100 days ago

Nobody has heard from the young makeup artist since the Trump administration deported him in March.

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.

Gay Guatemalan asylum-seeker deported by Trump by mistake pleads for lifeline in federal court

“I am the smallest version of myself because I have so much more fear, the man told a Massachusetts district court.

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.

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Venezuela

From marriage equality to gender-affirming care, here's everything to know about Venezuela's LGBTQ+ rights record.

After months in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, the gay makeup artist has been freed, but not returned to safety.

“I look forward to being part of the solution and ending the problems of a people oppressed for far too long,” the former Republican congressman said.

“By any measure, the detainees surely fell victim to constitutionally inadequate process," Chief Judge James E. Boasberg ruled.

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

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

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.

Andry Hernández Romero spoke with The Bulwark's Tim Miller about the torment the U.S. government put him though.

He called it "an encounter with torture and death."

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

Nobody has heard from the young makeup artist since the Trump administration deported him in March.

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.

“I am the smallest version of myself because I have so much more fear, the man told a Massachusetts district court.

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