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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...

As Rainbow Railroad proceeded under its 2020-22 strategic plan, the COVID pandemic challenged us to develop a new agility in delivering support to LGBTQI+ persons in need. In the face of travel interruptions, we were able to maintain the assistance of...

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...

Life was not easy for sisters Kena and Sanchia. But their mutual support and some help from Rainbow Railroad saw them through. "This is my sister. This is the person who has seen me through everything. And, I want the best for her - whatever i've had...

On Wednesday, Canada's lower chamber of parliament the House of Commons adopted Bill C-4, a comprehensive bill to ban so-called “conversion therapy.” The passage of this legislation is a victory for the many advocates and survivors of conversion therapy...