Robert Garcia demands answers in case of gay Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador prison
Andry Hernandez Romero fled Venezuela out of fear because of his sexuality. When he got to the U.S., authorities sent him to a hellhole.
April 22, 2025
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Hundreds rallying at Supreme Court demand Trump return disappeared gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero
They rallied to bring the 31-year-old makeup artist back from CECOT in El Salvador.
June 10, 2025
Immigration judge dismisses asylum case of gay Venezuelan deported to Salvadoran supermax prison
Hernández Romero had been awaiting an asylum hearing before he was deported without warning in March, his lawyer told The Advocate in April.
May 30, 2025
Queer Venezuelan deported and 'disappeared' over mischaracterized tattoos, lawyer says
ICE agents claimed the tattoos signified membership in the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, but his lawyers say they have deported an innocent artist.
March 19, 2025
Jon Lovett and Tim Miller team up to ‘raise hell’ over gay asylum-seeker vanished to El Salvador by Trump
Andry Hernández Romero entered the U.S. legally, fleeing persecution for being gay. Then the Trump administration disappeared him, sending him to a dystopian prison. They’re trying to get him back.
May 22, 2025
Gay asylum-seeker's lawyer worries for the makeup artist's safety in Salvadoran ‘hellhole’ prison
Andry Hernández Romero’s lawyer voiced her concern for the gay man who was deported to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.
April 22, 2025
In Solidarity, We Rise
International Workers' Day underlines the importance of LGBT people allying with other social justice movements, say Glennda Testone and Aaron C. Morris.
May 1, 2017
Republicans Urged to Drop $2 Million DOMA Defense
Speaker Boehner and his colleagues are asked to "end your taxpayer-funded contract for outside legal services defending discrimination."
December 18, 2012
No More Unfulfilled Promises: Biden Must Show Up for LGBTQ+ Immigrants
This administration can't just half-heartedly fix what Trump broke; it must do better for undocumented people.
February 16, 2022
Prison Operators' Negligence Caused Trans Migrant's Death, Suit Claims
The lawsuit seeks to hold companies that run private detention centers and transport migrants responsible for Roxsana Hernandez's death.
May 14, 2020
New Study Shows Racial Bias in Media Coverage of HIV
A Canadian study has found evidence of racial bias in how newspapers report on HIV-related crimes.
December 1, 2016
White Nationalist Site Joins Anti-LGBT Groups in Campaign Against Southern Poverty Law Center
VDARE.com, a site carrying racist and anti-Semitic articles, joins those objecting to the SPLC's listing of "hate groups."
July 19, 2017
Jeff Sessions Is Trump's Punching Bag. Sessions Deserves the Abuse
The attorney general is feeling his boss's ire, but he deserves the wrath of LGBTQ people and many others.
September 20, 2018
Your City Enacted LGBTQ Protections! Oop, Your State Just Killed Them
States are increasingly "preempting" the laws of cities and towns that seek to protect low-income workers, immigrants, and LGBTQ people.
September 25, 2019
Transgender Man's Killer Ordered to Rehab
Because the defendant admitted his crime, suffers from substance abuse disorders, and had a history of boxing, German prosecutors said he didn’t intend to kill the victim.
March 24, 2023
SCOTUS Finalist Allison Jones Rushing Interned for Antigay Hate Group
Rushing would be an appalling pick for the high court, and Barbara Lagoa is problematic as well.
September 24, 2020
People Are Stepping in to Help Queer Migrants
The Black LGBTQ+ Migrant project now has more resources to battle an intolerant world, and a bigoted administration.
June 25, 2018
Little to Encourage LGBT Americans in GOP Debates
The night included slams at Rosie O'Donnell, transgender troops, and a 'rogue' Supreme Court.
August 7, 2015