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UN Free & Equal: Stand Up for LGBTIQ+ Migrants!

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For many lesbian, gay, bi, trans, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people, leaving their communities in search of a safer and more welcoming place to call home is the only way to find a job, get access to healthcare or find safety from poverty, family rejection, criminalization, threats and violence.

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Rainbow Railroad Works to Rescue 60 LGBT Victims Overseas With End of Year Campaign

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The Rainbow Railroad receives thousands of requests for foreign help each year. In countries like Egypt, Russia, Uganda and Indonesia, LGBT people face abuse. The 60 in 60 campaign hopes to help 60 people move to safety and conclude 2020 with a spirit of generosity and mercy.

Queer Russians Are Blocked From Seeking Refuge

'Now we all have a chance, in a way, to experience what a life of an asylum seeker is like,' says Veronika Lapina of the LGBT Network. 'A constant suspension and transition state where your future is a hostage to the situation. When you have no idea what to expect next.'

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LGBT asylum seekers' claims routinely rejected in Europe and UK

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Researchers found decision-makers did not consider claimants were at risk of persecution

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Egypt: Our lives are not conditional: On Sarah Hegazy and estrangement

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Any one of us could have been Sarah, with her carefree gesture on a fun night out, drunk on delusions of hope. Celebrating camaraderie and the bliss of being surrounded by people who see and accept. Her happiness was rewarded with imprisonment, electrocution, sexual assault and exile. A reminder, as if any more are needed, that we, queer Arabs, must always keep our masks within reach.  

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The impact of COVID-19 on Displaced LGBTQI Persons: Policy Report

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COVID-19 has emerged as a devastating global pandemic, with over 5 million cases and 330,000 deaths as of June 2020. It is disproportionately affecting those most vulnerable, including LGBTQI Internally Displaced Persons.