Under a Biden-Harris administration, we are hopeful that the United States can return to a much needed beacon of hope for LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers searching for a safe place to call home. We join the calls for the new administration to prioritize restoring the U.S. asylum system and advancing LGBTQ+ equality during their first 100 days in office. There is so much work to be done.

1. Remove the “Remain in Mexico” policy

2. Terminate the Asylum Cooperative Agreements (ACAs)

3. Release all transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people from detention

4. Increase the number of resettled refugees the U.S. accepts every year

5. Pass the Equality Act

6. Reverse the trans military ban

 We look forward to the Biden-Harris administration returning the U.S. to a place of refuge for persecuted LGBTQ+ people during their first 100 days and beyond.