Delmy Berganza left El Salvador and came to the United States in 1989, she says. Though she is a lesbian, she was afraid to utter the word in her homeland. She was granted asylum in August.
(Mark Wilson/Globe Staff)
Seeking a home away from homophobia
Gays' asylum cases fuel law field's growth
Delmy Berganza left El Salvador and came to the United States in 1989, she says. Though she is a lesbian, she was afraid to utter the word in her homeland. She was granted asylum in August.
(Mark Wilson/Globe Staff)
In her sister's spacious home in Chelsea, Delmy Berganza sat at the kitchen table one recent day and talked openly about life as a lesbian. In her native El Salvador, she was too terrified to utter the word. (Full article: 1099 words)
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