Displaced and Queer: These Venezuelans find community despite the obstacles

Displaced and Queer: These Venezuelans find community despite the obstacles Enlarge this image toggle caption Lexi Parra for NPR Lexi Parra for NPR For more than a year, Venezuelans have been making the dangerous trek to the United States through the Darién Gap, in unprecedented numbers. In practice, as told by nonprofit coordinators and migrants themselves, it's little more than empty promises: Enlarge this image toggle caption Lexi Parra for NPR Lexi Parra for NPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Lexi Parra for NPR Lexi Parra for NPR Charloth Chirino, 35 Zulia, Venezuela Charloth first left Venezuela over six years ago, during the height of the crisis. Enlarge this image toggle caption Lexi Parra for NPR Lexi Parra for NPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Lexi Parra for NPR Lexi Parra for NPR While she doesn't think she'll stay in Medellín forever, she has found community through Caribe Afirmativo Corporation — a nonprofit focused on human rights for all that works in various parts of Colombia. toggle caption Lexi Parra for NPR David Enrique Salcedo, 28 Aragua, Venezuela David sits in his bedroom, which also functions as a makeshift kitchen he and his mother use to store their pots and plates.