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Domestic violence nonprofits rocked by Trump funding freeze

Gender-based violence organizations have begun to self-edit their public-facing media out of fear they will lose federal grants essential to the provision of life-saving services.

1.8 Million Undocumented Immigrants Are Left Without Answers

The Senate rejected a series of bills meant to protect "Dreamers."

WATCH: Rep. Polis's Epic Blowup on House Floor

The gay Colorado Democrat had a conniption when the presiding officer warned a colleague not to address the undocumented immigrants sitting in the House chamber in support of immigration reform.

Concerns Raised Over Mental Health of Gay Detainee

Friends and relatives of an undocumented immigrant who fled antigay violence in Peru fear he is not receiving proper treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Undocumented Gay Journo On 'Scary, Emotional' Detention

Pulitzer Prize-winning gay undocumented journalist Jose Antonio Vargas spent eight hours in immigration detention Tuesday after he tried to board a plane leaving McAllen, Texas, for Los Angeles.

Op-ed: 5 Years After SB 1070, Still Undocumented and Queer

Arizona's infamous anti-immigrant law was signed into law on April 23, 2010 and ought to be a warning about legalized discrimination.

What's at Stake for LGBTQ+ Asian Dreamers

Tens of thousands of queer Asian lives hang in the balance.

Marjorie Taylor Greene bizarrely claims FEMA 'hates Christians' because it aids trans women

The conservative is mad that FEMA is using Hurricane Helene relief resources to "house migrants." Her evidence? A discussion panel from a year and a half ago.

Don't Let Trump Cancel Immigrants, Undocumented People From the Census

Don't forget another pivotal aspect of 2020 -- ensuring accurate representation and funds for years to come.

Jose Antonio Vargas Partners With L.A. Times

The gay, undocumented journalist plans to lend the Times a new perspective on race and immigration.

Anti-Immigrant Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Convicted of Criminal Contempt of Court

The longtime sheriff of Maricopa County had persisted in ordering hunts for undocumented immigrants after a federal judge ordered him not to.

Op-ed: LGBT Students Who Need Your Help

LGBT DREAMers are ready to push for change, whether you're ready to join them or not.

Op-ed: Obama’s Order Ices Out Some LGBTQ Immigrants

The executive order will help many immigrants on the path to citizenship, but it leaves behind others who have experienced violence, discrimination, and isolation, says Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement.

LGBT Asian-American groups protest immigration reform

As Congress reconvenes this week after its spring recess, Senate majority leader Bill Frist, House speaker Dennis Hastert, and President Bush were put on notice by a coalition of LGBT Asian-American groups--led by the Gay Asian and Pacific Islander Men of New York--that the immigration reform bill currently pending is largely unacceptable.

If you think Project 2025 is scary, take a look at Donald Trump's Agenda 47

If reelected, Donald Trump will "cut federal funding for any school or program pushing critical race theory or gender ideology" and "create a new credentialing body to certify teachers who embrace patriotic values."

U.S.: One-third of LGBT Immigrants Are Undocumented

Nearly a million people in the U.S. are LGBT immigrants.

LGBTQ+ Groups Rejoice Over DACA Ruling, Trump Calls It 'Shotgun Blast'

The program protecting "dreamers," undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, will survive.

Op-ed: You Can't Cheer for Laverne and Boo Jennicet

A transgender woman and undocumented immigrant called out the President in a room full of LGBT advocates. Guess who the crowd sided with?

Obama's Trans Heckler: 'I Just Had to Send a Message'

A White House reception for Pride was interrupted by an undocumented transgender woman, claiming there can be no pride with trans immigrants facing daily abuse in detention centers.

LGBT Activists Hail Obama Immigration Reform

Gay journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas tweets that he is happy with the new policy, although it won't affect him personally. Some other LGBT activists are likewise pleased.

The Land of the Free, For Some

The new executive action protecting some immigrants from deportation does little for LGBTs.