California's San Mateo County celebrates trans people, fights bullying
The Northern California county vows to be a bulwark against the hate coming out of the Trump administration.
MARCH 27, 2025
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Stopping the Suffering of Transgender Immigrants
California is taking action to ensure that trans immigrants are treated with dignity at detention centers. The state's proposed legislation is a bold model for the nation, say Adam Frankel and Bamby Salcedo.
JUNE 8, 2016
Standing up for immigration reform
In struggling for a way to move forward on the issue of immigrant rights, the African-American community should reflect on the compassionate words of civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin, who was both black and gay
APRIL 24, 2006
These Are the LGBTQ Immigrants Trump Has Vilified
These people are not dangerous; they're desperate.
JANUARY 27, 2019
Bishop Budde is unapologetic about confronting Trump over his treatment of LGBTQ+ people and immigrants
“It wasn’t like I was talking about people I don’t know,” Budde told The Advocate.
JANUARY 28, 2025
Immigration is an LGBT issue
Christine Chavez, former UFW California political director and granddaughter of the late civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, says gays and lesbians everywhere stand to gain by working together for the rights of immigrants
APRIL 10, 2006
Laverne Cox: 'Immigration Is an LGBTQ Issue'
The trans activist says immigration and LGBTQ rights are all connected, and we need to stand up for migrants and asylum-seekers.
JUNE 26, 2019
This Short Film Aims to 'Rehumanize' Immigrants
Caracol Cruzando, directed by a queer woman of color, uses animation to tell a story with roots in the filmmaker's life.
JULY 16, 2018
Immigration and LGBTs: The Allies
The straight couple that goes to bat for LGBT immigrants
MARCH 10, 2015
Immigration Caravan Targeted by Trump
The Trump administration announced that immigrants on a caravan from Central America seeking asylum will be prosecuted upon entrance to the country.
APRIL 24, 2018
We are all like immigrants
As this Southern California soccer mom and lesbian continues her walk from San Diego to San Francisco, an encounter at a Mexican restaurant reminds her that visibility is everything--to immigrant rights as well as LGBT rights. A fourth weekly dispatch from the road.
MAY 3, 2006