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Only Here Podcast: A Photographer Documents What It's Like To Be Undocumented And Gay

In this undated photo, Beto Soto shows one of his undocumented LGBTQ subjects a photo that's part of his "Undocuqueer: Photos from Bordertown" project.
Beto Soto
In this undated photo, Beto Soto shows one of his undocumented LGBTQ subjects a photo that's part of his "Undocuqueer: Photos from Bordertown" project.
For years, Beto Soto had two secrets. And these weren’t small secrets. These were really big secrets. The kind that define who you are. Soto is openly gay now, but he didn’t come out of the closet until a few years ago. He's also been living without citizenship papers in the United States since his family brought him here when he was 6. He kept his undocumented status quiet until recently, too. In this episode, we talk to Soto about being gay and undocumented, and the photographic series he made about the experience. Only here can you find an undocumented San Diego photographer documenting what it’s like to live nearly your whole life in a country without full citizenship.

For years, Beto Soto had two secrets.

And these weren’t small secrets. These were really big secrets. The kind that define who you are.

Soto is openly gay now, but he didn’t come out of the closet until a few years ago. He's also been living without citizenship papers in the United States since his family brought him here when he was 6. He kept his undocumented status quiet until recently, too.

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In this episode, we talk to Soto about being gay and undocumented, and the photographic series he made about the experience.

Only here can you find an undocumented San Diego photographer documenting what it’s like to live nearly your whole life in a country without full citizenship.