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“I think it is incredibly important for LGBTQI+ individuals living in places where they don’t feel safe to express themselves freely, to see examples of queer people living full lives, embracing their queerness, and not living in shame or hiding....

Today, Uganda’s top court rejected the request to nullify the draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 (AHA23). Initially signed into law last May by President Museveni, AHA23 is one of the most extreme pieces of anti-LGBTQI+ legislation in the world,...

Last week, Ghana’s parliament passed one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQI+ bills, further threatening and endangering the queer and trans community in Ghana. Despite gaining independence from British rule on this day in 1957, more than six decades...

“The day I decided to leave Jamaica was one of the happiest of my life. Leaving my mother behind was incredibly difficult, but she supported me through thick and thin, and blessed my decision to go. I simply could no longer stay in Jamaica. It was not...

Rainbow Railroad is dedicated to providing safety and support to at-risk LGBTQI+ individuals globally through five programs, in addition to emergency travel assistance. One of these programs is Partnership Development, through which Rainbow Railroad...

In addition to providing emergency travel support to individuals fleeing persecution, Rainbow Railroad provides safety to LGBTQI+ people worldwide with five additional programs. Through Partnership Development, Rainbow Railroad offers direct capacity...

Thirty years ago, I escaped the war in Bosnia and started a new life, first in the US then in Canada. Now, I’m in a position to help.  Almost 30 years ago, a group of compassionate people came together to help me escape the war in...

Settling into life in Toronto, Umar reflects on the challenges he continues to face, while looking forward to the future he imagines for himself. “We, as Black queer people, we have to keep pushing for the world to know our stories.” Growing...

Longjones is a volunteer for Rainbow Railroad’s Communities of Care program. Based in Boston, he is part of a Private Sponsorship Group (PSG) with four other community members who are welcoming an LGBTQI+ newcomer through Welcome Corps. Below, he...

In many countries around the world, LGBTQI+ people face extreme levels of violence and ostracization from their families, the state, and their communities. Rainbow Railroad responds directly to the intersection of global forced displacement and LGBTQI+...

Born in Sudan, Khalid relocated to Malaysia in 2022 before reaching out to Rainbow Railroad and eventually resettling in Canada in September 2023. Below, he shares his reflections on his journey seeking safety over the past...

In December, Rainbow Railroad queered the system at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum (GRF). Established in the wake of the Global Compact on Refugees, and held every four years, the GRF is the world's largest gathering on refugees, bringing together representatives...