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Lincy Sopall, right, came to the U.S. an asylum seeker in 2018.

A new American's first customer becomes her closest friend

Kim Mundis met Lincy Sopall, a transgender fashion designer from Honduras, at an event where she became one of her first customers, and now, a close friend.

ArticleMarch 17, 2020
Lincy Sopall seated in her workshop, drawing

"Leave and live or stay and die": Lincy’s story

Persecuted as a transgender woman in Honduras and threatened by gangs, Lincy Sopall fled to the U.S. where she found safety and fulfilled her dream of starting a fashion business.

ArticleMarch 31, 2020
Rosa, wearing a jean jacket, holds an smart phone to show a photo of her daughter, Emily.

Separated from her children, Rosa gives back to other migrants

“One day I said to God, ‘You made me a mother and you took away my children.” Rosa says. “And he answered, ‘I’m taking care of yours, you take care of mine.’”

ArticleAugust 5, 2021
Namkeen, wearing a red, black and grey head scarf, poses for the camera

Meet Namkeen, a trans rights activist changing attitudes in Pakistan

As an activist and through her job for the International Rescue Committee, Namkeen works to ensure the most marginalized communities in Pakistan receive support and are able to access important services.

ArticleMarch 31, 2022

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