Due to the urgency of Venezuela’s situation with its LGBTQ community, many seek refugee status and exit to safer South American countries like Colombia or Ecuador. Authorities then look over the individuals’ cases. Having to prove themselves deserving of status, many of those who flee because of bias then face a second wave of discrimination. by Emily Reilly. Full Text -> WindyCityTimes

An advocacy group in Ecuador has created a fund to help LGBTQ people and Venezuelan refugees in the country during the coronavirus pandemic. Diálogo Diverso describes its Solidarity for Diversity campaign as an “emergency fund” to support LGBTQ Ecuadorians and Venezuelan refugees who live in the country’s capital of Quito and in the cities of Guayaquil and Manta. Full Text -> Blade