Issues

In the wake of our ongoing work in Afghanistan, we have some important news to share. Today, we can confirm that Rainbow Railroad will be able to facilitate the resettlement of approximately 600 LGBTQI+ Afghans in partnership with the Government...

Rainbow Railroad celebrates the launch of Welcome Corps, a new U.S. government program that allows everyday Americans to privately sponsor refugees from around the world.  This program represents a major step in the Biden administration’s goal of advancing...

This October, program staff traveled to a safe house that Rainbow Railroad supports in Jamaica. Read on for reflections on this experience, and insights about our ongoing work in the region.  Jamaica is one of the nine Caribbean countries that...

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.