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We help at-risk LGBTQI+ people get to safety.

In countries around the world, LGBTQI+ people face violence and oppression simply because of who they love or who they are. We help them get to safety.

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Number of individuals requesting help from Rainbow Railroad since January 1, 2024
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Finding Home & Creating Belonging

Finding Home & Creating Belonging

Longjones is a volunteer for Rainbow Railroad’s Communities of Care program. Based in Boston, he is part of a Private Sponsorship Group (PSG) with four other community members who are welcoming an LGBTQI+ newcomer through Welcome Corps. Below, he describes how his own experiences resettling in the United States have informed his commitment to supporting other LGBTQI+ newcomers. Learn more about...
My Path to Sponsoring an LGBTQI+ Refugee with Rainbow...

My Path to Sponsoring an LGBTQI+ Refugee with Rainbow Railroad

“Thirty years ago, I escaped the war in Bosnia and started a new life, first in the US then in Canada. Now, I’m in a position to help.” Dario is a Rainbow Railroad volunteer who is part of a Private Sponsorship Group that is fundraising and preparing for the arrival of a newcomer fleeing persecution.

TRANSformation through Advocacy & Artistry: Rosheka’s...

TRANSformation through Advocacy & Artistry: Rosheka’s Activism Journey

This International Women’s Day, we’re spotlighting the continuing epidemic of violence faced by trans women globally, and how our community can commit to eradicating transmisogyny.

Decades later, LGBTQI+ Ghanaians still face persecution...

Decades later, LGBTQI+ Ghanaians still face persecution based on old British colonial law

Last week, Ghana’s parliament passed one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQI+ bills, further threatening and endangering the queer and trans community in Ghana. Despite gaining independence from British rule on this day in 1957, more than six decades later, colonial anti-LGBTQI+ laws continue to reverberate in the country and across the continent.

Rainbow Railroad Queered the System at the Global Refugee Forum

Established in the wake of the Global Compact on Refugees, and held every four years, the Global Refugee Forum is the world’s largest gathering on refugees, bringing together representatives from states and civil society organizations to address challenges refugees face worldwide.

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