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A message from our Executive Director  When there are attacks on LGBTQI+ persons internationally, either through crackdowns or actions of the state, we immediately look to our partners on the...

As of May this year, there are more than 100 million people who have been forcibly displaced worldwide by persecution, conflict, violence, and human rights violations. Against the backdrop of this global...

Rainbow Railroad continues to request that the government enter a direct referral partnership to create additional targeted and expedited resettlement pathways for high-risk LGBTQI+ Afghan refugees.

Rainbow Railroad is urgently calling on the federal government to help at-risk LGBTQI+ people come to Canada from Afghanistan.

With additional barriers to safety existing beyond the borders of Ukraine, Rainbow Railroad is advocating for LGBTQI+ Ukrainians and more than 300 Afghan LGBTQI+ refugees in Ukraine still waiting to be...

Rainbow Railroad is calling on the Canadian government to take a proactive and collaborative approach to referring refugee cases internationally.

LGBTQ refugees face additional difficulties in relocating to safety including discrimination at various stages of the journey and a lack of access to crucial medication.

Kimahli Powell speaks about the unique experiences of being Black and LGBTQI+  with The Agenda.

The human rights and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan threatens everyone there, but lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and other sexual and gender minorities, face an acute threat...

Rainbow Railroad is ready to work with the Canadian government directly to find an immediate pathway to safety for the 1000 or so LGBTQI+ Afghans in our system fearing for their lives.

GoPride Chicago profiled Rainbow Railroad's Dec. 3 benefit concert featuring performances by Julimar Gonzalez, Gabriela Lara, Carlos Jaquez Gonzalez, Kosta Karakashyan and others.

Rainbow Railroad's Executive Director continues to urge the Canadian government to directly assist LGBTQI+ Afghans facing egregious human rights abuses.