It’s been over a year since the Trump administration massively increased the scale of ICE raids occurring across the country. As conditions in detention centers worsen, deportations occur faster, and ICE operations grow more violent, it’s clearer than ever that we must look out for our neighbors.
In our latest episode of “Out With It,” Family Equality CEO Darra Gordon speaks with Heidi Altman from the National Immigration Law Center (@nilc ) and Bridget Crawford from Immigration Equality (@immigrationequality ) about the unique threats LGBTQ+ immigrants face in this moment and how we can most effectively protect our communities. We also hear from Indiana-based couple Rosie and Claudia on how they’ve maintained activism in a time of lawlessness.
Watch the full video and explore Immigration Equality’s Know Your Rights training by visiting the link in our bio🔗
Safe Haven 2026 is just around the corner! Join us on May 21st at Tribeca 360 as we celebrate the law firms and advocates whose pro bono service helps secure safety and freedom for LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants.
See you there! Link to buy tickets in bio.
Shirley and Jay spent 28 years together before they were allowed to marry and nine more before Shirley finally got her green card.
It took time, patience, and a lot of love.
It wasn’t easy, but they never gave up on each other or the future they knew they deserved.
💚 Watch the full video in our bio.
#Resilience #LGBTQ #LoveWins
After decades of building a life together in California, Shirley was suddenly at risk of being taken away from Jay and their children.
What should’ve been an ordinary morning became a turning point in their fight to stay together.
📹 Watch the full video in our bio.
#StopDeportations #LGBTQ #UndocuQueer
“There are places in the world where queer people are hunted, criminalized, sentenced to death.”
For LGBTQ people, asylum isn’t a choice, it’s a lifeline.
That’s why we fight.
📽️ Watch the full NBC4 segment. Link in bio.
#LGBTQAsylum #ImmigrationJustice #Queer
“I just came to build my life and have a better future.”
Today, Nelson is a paralegal helping other immigrants who are where he once was.
From surviving to supporting others—this is what asylum makes possible.
📺 Watch the full NBC4 segment in our bio.
#Asylum #LGBTQ #LGBTQImmigrants
“Being myself was never an option.”
Nelson fled Venezuela after surviving brutal violence for being gay.
He left everything behind because staying meant risking his life.
Asylum gave him the chance to live openly and safely.
🏳️🌈 His story aired on NBC4. Watch the full segment in our bio.
#LGBTQ #QueerImmigrants #AsylumMatters
Breaking down know-your-rights info for immigrants and allies as we do a Cyndi Lauper inspired look💄✨
Remember, you belong here. LGBTQ immigrants have rights. Allies have a role. Joy, knowledge, and visibility are all forms of resistance. 🌈
#KnowYourRights #ImmigrantJustice #QueerAndProud
They want to take our rights quietly, but we’re turning the volume UP.
A whistleblower exposed ICE leadership ordering unconstitutional home entries without judicial warrants. This is unlawful and unacceptable.
No judge-signed warrant, no entry.
Queer immigrants deserve safety. Protect each other. Share this with your loved ones. 📜✊🏽🌈
Happy holidays, everyone! I’m Al, a former client of Immigration Equality.
I’m an Indigenous, queer, non-binary refugee. I came to the U.S. seeking safety after leaving Russia, where being queer is treated like a crime.
Immigration Equality fought for me when I couldn’t fight for myself — with dignity, compassion, and care. That changed my life.
Today, I’m a U.S. citizen, a business owner, and living openly.
✨ All donations are matched up to $30,000 through the end of 2025 ✨
Help LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants not just survive, but flourish.
Donate at imeq.org/AL2025 or click the link in bio 🤍
✨📣 Big news: Immigration Equality, as part of the Immigrants We Get the Job Done coalition, has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the HamilTEN campaign.
Grateful to @lin_manuel , @vegalteno , the Miranda family, and the @hispanic_federation for this investment in freedom and safety for LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants! 💛🏳️🌈✨ #immigrantswegetthejobdone
This Intersex Awareness Week we show up because bodily autonomy is universal. Intersex people have the same right as everyone else to make informed choices about their own bodies — without shame, stigma, or discrimination. This week, spread intersex visibility and demand bodily autonomy for everyone.💛💜
#WhyWeShowUp #IntersexAwarenessWeek
