Friend, Pride Month started as a riot against police brutality — led by Black and Brown trans women.
On June 28, 1969, after yet another police raid targeting LGBTQ+ patrons at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, they fought back to defend our rights. This day, now known as “The Stonewall Uprising,” is a moment to honor the fierce activists who gave everything they had to fight for our rights, and to remind us that collective action can change the course of history.
But the fight is far from over. 54 years later, we are standing alongside LGBTQ+ organizations and activists following in the footsteps of those who came before us to continue to advocate for equality and justice.
As long as systemic injustices that are rooted in xenophobia, homophobia, and white supremacy continue to plague our society, the burdens will fall hardest on our most vulnerable communities. We refuse to stand by while bigoted politicians strip our rights away and put us in danger.
It is more critical than ever that we come together to fight back against these attacks because our struggle for immigrant justice is inextricably tied with that of LGBTQ+ justice.
That’s why, this Pride Month, NILC is standing alongside organizations who work directly with LGBTQ+ immigrants and people of color and on the issues that impact them the most — and we’re asking for you to join us, friend. Please help us support their critical work by contributing below:
Immigration Equality
Immigration Equality advocates for immigrants and families facing discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.
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The Audre Lorde Project
ALP organizes for social and economic justice for LGBTSTGNC people of color through mobilization, education, and capacity-building.
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The Translatin@ Coalition
The TransLatin@ Coalition advocates for the specific needs of Transgender, Gender nonconforming, and Intersex immigrant women, and plans strategies that improve their quality of life.
All of us — regardless of who we are, where we are from, or who we love — should have the freedom to thrive in this country. Thank you for joining us and these incredible organizations in fighting for that freedom for everyone who calls this country home.
Friend, this journey to justice is going to take all of us and all we’ve got, so let’s get to work. In the words of activist Marsha P. Johnson, “No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.”
Hasta pronto,
Kica Matos
President
National Immigration Law Center
