Issues

This week a new legislative assault has been launched against LGBTQI+ rights in Uganda. Although same sex intimacy has been criminalized in Uganda over the past decade, the Ugandan government has made repeated attempts to further entrench and exacerbate...

Advocating for governments to create more pathways to safety for LGBTQI+ refugees has always been an essential part of our work. Governments have the power to help LGBTQI+ people seeking safety, and therefore, Rainbow Railroad consistently calls on governments...

Two years after a landmark decision from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urging the Jamaican government to repeal the country’s homophobic laws, Rainbow Railroad and the Human Dignity Trust call on Jamaica to immediately comply with...

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...

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...

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.