Many of the people waiting in line said they hadn't eaten in three days. Which is why they wait, some for hours.

The people waiting in line are LGBTQ members of the migrant caravan traveling from Central America to the United States southern border.

Byron Paulo says left his native Guatemala after being the victim of extortion and physical violence.

He says he also was in constant fear of being killed.

Paulo became a sex worker in order to survive at the age of 15. That was how old he was when his family threw him out after learning he is gay.

He is one of the many people waiting in line, hoping to eat their first meal in days at Enclave Caracol.

It's a vegan restaurant that’s been turned into a soup kitchen and shelter that offers a safe haven for members of the LGBTQ community.

“Enclave Caracol is not a shelter but we have opened the building to people because most of the shelters are religious based and they have no tolerance to people with LGBTQ complexities,” said David Bravo, a volunteer at the Enclave Caracol.

Paulo says along the journey within the migrant caravan he’s been verbally and physically harassed, told to burn his LGBTQ flag, kicked out of shelters, and even taken out of lines for food.

That treatment is one of the reasons why Enclave Caracol wouldn’t allow us inside with our cameras and why many within the LGBTQ community declined to speak with us.

Despite the threat of violence, Paulo says he is not afraid.

He says he will continue to walk with his head held high, standing up for who he is. He’s hoping people will accept him and others within the LGBTQ community.

While he still expects to face discrimination in the United States, he’s hoping he will not face the constant threat of murder he faced in his home country.