India, Aug. 1 -- Anjali Rimi, an Indian-born transgender activist once lost her H-1B visa, became homeless after coming out, and rebuilt her life in the United States. Now, she is fighting to save one of the country's only organizations dedicated to supporting transgender South Asian immigrants.

Rimi, who moved to the US from India in 2001 in search of better opportunities, says Parivar Bay Area, the nonprofit she co-founded in 2018, is on the verge of closure after losing key government funding. The funding crisis has forced the organization to suspend most of its programs since April, raising concerns for transgender immigrants and asylum seekers who rely on its legal, immigration and community support.

"I was jobless, homeless and st...