Ximena, an 18-year-old transgender woman, decided to flee the danger posed by her family, since due to her gender identity she was the victim of discrimination, beatings, and abuse. This, together with the climate of exclusion and transphobia that she faced in Honduras, her country of origin, forced her to make the decision to migrate to the United States. Ximena tells us about the hard journey she undertook in the search for a better life.