Mexico shelters offer safe haven for LGBTQ migrants

Shirlei Vazquez, a trans woman, fled Guatemala after being assaulted and threatened, joining a growing number of LGBTQ migrants heading north in hopes of a better life in the United States. In Mexico, these migrants have found a safe space at shelters welcoming people facing added stigma or violence on the long journey north due […]

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