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In this memorandum, we draw on our extensive work in Afghanistan since the end of August to provide a briefing on the security emergency facing the country’s LGBTQI+ population, outline why this emergency requires immediate intervention, and provide a...

LGBTQI+ Afghans are facing state-directed homophobic, biphobic and transphobic violence on a widespread scale to the extent that Rainbow Railroad is urging the Government of Canada take additional measures in order to avoid loss of human life and further...

In order to truly become a global leader on the rights of LGBTQI+ people, Canada must support those fleeing persecution on the basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) by developing a policy on Internally...

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...

September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Rainbow Railroad stands in solidarity with the survivors of residential schools, remembers those who never made it home and unequivocally endorses the National Truth and Reconciliation...