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Adam Frankel

Adam Frankel

Coordinator, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program Follow @AdamJFrankel

Adam Frankel is a coordinator in the LGBT Rights program, and conducts research on the rights of transgender immigrants in the United States. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, he worked as a researcher for Global Rights: Partners for Justice, where he investigated rights abuses against Afro-descendant transgender women in Brazil, and presented his findings to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies and sociocultural anthropology from George Washington University. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. 

Articles Authored

  • June 8, 2016 Commentary

    Stopping the Suffering of Transgender Immigrants

    Published in The Advocate
  • May 17, 2016 Dispatches

    Dispatches: Obama Shouldn’t Leave Transgender Immigrants Behind

  • March 29, 2016 Dispatches

    Dispatches: Nayeli’s Nightmare in Detention

  • August 29, 2015 Commentary

    "There Are No Human Rights Here"

    Published in MSNBC
  • June 25, 2015 Dispatches

    Dispatches: A Transgender Activist’s Urgent Plea to Obama

  • March 18, 2015 Dispatches

    Dispatches: Fighting to be Free in the US – Nicoll’s Story

  • December 19, 2014 Dispatches

    Dispatches: A Victory for Transgender Workers in the US

  • July 24, 2014 Commentary

    When It Comes to Stopping HIV, There Is No Silver Bullet

    Published in The Advocate

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Reports Authored

  • March 23, 2016

    “Do You See How Much I’m Suffering Here?”

    Abuse against Transgender Women in US Immigration Detention

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