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Valeria Villalta: Transgender Latina Immigrant Tells Positive Story As Others Face Waves Of Discrimination
First Posted: 12/19/11 01:54 PM ET Updated: 12/19/11 07:26 PM ET | Retrieved from the Internet on December 26, 2011 by SJ
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The story of Valeria Villalta, a 30-year-old transgender immigrant from El Salvador, has a rare positive outcome. Many others aren't so fortunate.
Villata was able to start a new life, free of discrimination, after coming to the U.S. and being granted asylum, according to The Washington Post.
According to the article, Valeria Villalta was smuggled into Arizona in 2006. She won her case for asylum in 2009. Villalta currently lives in Washington, D.C., where she works with health education programs to raise awareness and support people with HIV/AIDS. She is also active in gay and transgender youth programs.