The violence and horror of the murders, where transgender people were burned alive, suffocated and murdered, are catalogued by the project which also has the full list of all those killed this year.
The impact of COVID-19 on Displaced LGBTQI Persons: Policy Report
U.N. envoy urges Latin America to tackle conservative attack on LGBT+ rights
US: LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Face A Special Kind of Hell
US: The deadly dilemma facing trans migrants
US: ‘They Were Abusing Us the Whole Way’
US: Immigration and LGBTs - Central Americans in Limbo
Last year Obama extended protection from deportation to roughly 3.7 million immigrants. But most of the guarantees were reserved for people whose legally recognized spouses, children, or parents were already American citizens. This was small comfort for LGBT folk whose partners are often not legally recognized, are estranged from family members, and for whom giving birth to a child in the traditional manner is often out of reach. Read More
The LGBT Kids Who Flee Their Countries And Their Families For The U.S.
Some of the thousands of Central American children trying to get to the United States are seeking a love and acceptance they can’t get at home. Advocates say most LGBT migrants don’t petition for asylum in Mexico, largely because it doesn’t promise the same work opportunities as the U.S., and Mexico also has high rates of anti-LGBT violence. Advocates who work with LGBT people seeking asylum in the U.S. say that Mexico is among the most common countries their clients are fleeing. Read More