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“LGBTQ refugees are forced to flee their homes due to persecution and violence, not unlike other people,” said Jeremy Haldeman, deputy executive director of the Community Sponsorship Hub, which implements...

What happens when your home turns hostile? We dive deep into the raw realities of LGBTQI+ refugees with activist Latoya Nugent, who fled Jamaica with the help of Rainbow Railroad. From persecution to queer...

According to data provided to Newsweek, Rainbow Railroad, a group that provides services worldwide including travel, financial grants and information support to LBGTQ+ people at risk of discrimination,...

Steven Kabuye refuses to let a near-death experience due to a homophobic hate crime derail him from fulfilling his destiny to advocate for 2SLGBTQI+ rights. The 2SLGBTQI+ Ugandan activist was stabbed...

Requests for assistance climbing as members of 2SLGBTQ+ community displaced in crackdowns around the world. Steven Kabuye didn't know what it was like to be gay and safe before he came to Canada. He fled...

Hundreds of 2SLGBTQ+ newcomers will take part in Toronto's Pride Parade Sunday. When Zhya Aramiy was living in Turkey and Iraq, he had to keep his Pride flags hidden away. Aramiy, who identifies as gay,...

Latoya Nugent found refuge in Canada after fleeing Jamaica. Seven years ago, my fight for queer liberation in notoriously homophobic Jamaica culminated in a violent and brutal unlawful arrest and detention....

Fresh off a flight for asylum in Canada, Lylie Ouko was staying in a refugee shelter when she saw a recruitment flyer for volunteers at Pride Toronto. Not knowing a soul in the city, she mustered...

Organization received a record 15,352 requests for help in 2023. Right now there are 120 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, the highest of any time in history — and LGBTQI+ individuals are uniquely...

In March, Russia named the “LGBT movement” an extremist organization. In response, activists, human rights groups, and others have used Telegram for support—and even to find resources to leave the...

World Refugee Day (recognized annually on June 20) and Pride Month are especially meaningful for Rainbow Railroad’s Head of Engagement Latoya Nugent, who began her journey as a queer refugee from her country...

In this Pride Month special, Happy to See Me is putting the spotlight on Rainbow Railroad and its work to help at-risk LGBTQI+ people around the globe. Latoya Nugent, Head of Engagement at Rainbow Railroad,...