LGBT individuals around the world are often tortured or executed, including in my home country.  Alongside other experts and community leaders, I was honored to discuss the related immigration policies and laws in a panel discussion at Los Angeles’ LGBT Film Festival, Outfest.  The documentary, Finding Home, is amazing and emotionally depicts the struggles of 3 LGBT immigrants.  Support LGBT immigrants through www.immigrationequality.org.  Trump has made this already difficult process more challenging with cuts to refugee admissions, narrowing of asylum eligibility, and efforts to deter immigration wherever possible.

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