The nation's leading LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrant rights organization.

You’re Invited! SHINE 2022

SHINE is Immigration Equality’s annual celebration of women, non-binary and trans people in the LGBTQ and immigration advocacy spaces.

This year’s event, on Thursday, October 13th, will feature performances by the amazing Miss Peppermint,  Taylor Iman Jones, and Jes Tom. 

All proceeds support free legal services for LGBTQ and HIV-positive asylum seekers.

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PRESS RELEASE: 100+ LGBTQ Asylees Call on Senators to Reject Anti-Asylum Amendments to Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

New York, NY (August 4, 2022)—More than 100 LGBTQ and HIV-positive asylees sent a letter to U.S. senators today urging them to reject any amendments to the Inflation Reduction Act that extend the use of Title 42 to expel and block asylum seekers. Citing their own experiences fleeing persecution, they call on Congress to uphold its legal and moral obligation to protect other individuals who cannot return to their countries of origin for fear of violence and death.
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Client Stories

Edafe is a gay refugee from Nigeria who was granted asylum. He is now an activist, author, and founded a refugee shelter.

Carla had few options for reuniting with Cecily, the love of her life. Our attorneys advocated fiercely for her, and succeeded.

Andrew and Elad had fraternal twin sons via surrogacy. One of the boys was treated as a U.S. citizen, and the other was not.
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