Issues

Title 42 Repeal will help LGBTQI+ People Cross US Border On Friday, April 1, 2022, the CDC announced their decision to repeal sweeping pandemic-era border restrictions, more commonly known as Title 42. The decision is expected to come...

UK-Rwanda asylum deal puts LGBTQI+ lives at risk Rainbow Railroad is deeply concerned about the UK government's proposed policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Earlier this month, the UK government introduced a plan to relocate...

The Caribbean is a region of great cultural and linguistic diversity, but there’s something that unites many of its countries. Today, in nine Caribbean countries, same-sex intimacy is still criminalized through what are called “gross indecency” laws....

We unequivocally oppose this law and we will continue to advocate for equal rights for #LGBTQI Ugandans.

After Rainbow Railroad and advocates across the country press our concerns, the Biden Administration has re-adjusted its resettlement numbers to 62 500 from a historic low of 15 000.

Executive Director Kimahli Powell speaks out on the recent news that the Biden administration is wavering in its commitment to support resettling a greater number of refugees in the United States.

Jamaica’s history of colonial violence and religious-excused homophobia and transphobia have made community-level hatred rampant.

Rainbow Railroad monitors conditions in the over 70 countries that criminalize same-sex intimacy. For a detailed look at those countries, see ILGA’s state-sponsored report on homophobia.

Rainbow Railroad has partnered with a number of organizations and shelters providing life-saving legal, housing and basic needs support for migrants and asylum seekers.

LGBTQI+ individuals are particularly vulnerable in the context of this crisis. We have partnered with a number of organizations and shelters providing life-saving legal, housing and basic needs support for migrants and asylum seekers.

In collaboration with a number of local and international human rights defenders, Rainbow Railroad launched a joint response to the situation in Tanzania that includes both advocacy and direct intervention.

We responded to this crisis directly and, in partnership with a number of international human rights associations, grassroots LGBTQI+ organizations and activists based in Cairo, were able to relocate 12 survivors.