Dear Friend,  

I knew I was a boy for as long as I can remember.  

Growing up, I borrowed my older brother’s clothes—saggy pants and oversized shirts—and wanted to play sports and marbles like the boys in my neighborhood.  

My mother tried to beat the boy out of me. I was scolded and abused by family members for being a marimacho (“dyke”). I was convinced that I was never going to be able to live as my true self. I feared I would hurt myself if I didn’t leave Mexico. 

As a teen, I fled my hometown and made the dangerous 3,000-mile journey to New York where my sister lived. There I experienced a brand-new fear—that I would be deported back to Mexico and the abuse I fought so hard to escape. 

But, with Immigration Equality on my side, I won asylum!  

Please donate to Immigration Equality today so they can fight to protect asylum for others like me. Give now, and a generous donor will match your gift 100%!

Today my wife, Adriana, and son, Darien, are the center of my universe. I can’t imagine being separated from them, and thanks to Immigration Equality, I don’t have to.    

I hope my story inspires you to support their life-changing work because right now Immigration Equality is in one of their most important fights in years. They are suing the Trump administration to stop a cruel law that would prevent many people from winning asylum.   

Friend, please donate to Immigration Equality so they can save asylum and give other LGBTQ asylum seekers what they need: safety, security, and belonging. And remember: this month your gift will go TWICE as far.  

Thank you,

Terry López  
Former Immigration Equality Client

P.S. The Biden administration cannot simply reverse the rule which is why we must stop it in its tracks.