Rainbow Railroad

• Ottawa to help resettle 600 LGBTQ Afghans to Canada: Refugee group

  An LGBTQ refugee group says Ottawa is helping resettle to Canada 600 Afghans who are fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identity.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022
  
• LGBTQ refugee group calls on Ottawa to help Queer Afghans resettle in Canada

  The Toronto-based group argues that Ottawa's resettlement programs don't account for those who can't safely flee Afghanistan to neighbouring countries.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2022
  
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• Culture war targets Poland’s LGBTQ2 community

  For the past year, Poland has seen a dramatic rise in the number of towns and municipalities declaring themselves 'LGBT-free zones.' 

  World

  Oct 10, 2020
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• Calgary musicians stage benefit concert to support persecuted LGBTQ refugees

  A Calgary church is hosting a benefit concert to help support LGBTQ refugees who've fled persecution.

  Features

  Mar 7, 2019
• 2 dead, 40 detained since December in alleged LGBTQ purge in Chechnya

  LGBT activists said Monday that at least two people have died and about 40 people have been detained in what has been described as a new crackdown on gay people in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

  Jan 14, 2019
• Gay Chechen men find new home in Canada after persecution

  The men are among 31 the government has given permission to come to Canada in a clandestine effort that began after reports of torture and persecution of gay men in the Russian republic

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2017
• Canadians take leading role in helping gay men escape Chechnya

  “These are individuals who are displaced, have just come through a traumatic situation and don’t know where to turn to next."

  World

  May 15, 2017
• Toronto charity helping persecuted LGBTQ community in Chechnya

  Rainbow Railroad is calling on the Canadian government to facilitate emergency visas for people fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation.

  World

  Apr 28, 2017
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• Leaving home a choice between life or death for some LGBT refugees

  When the WorldPride parade works its way through Toronto streets on Sunday, one of the people leading the way will be Gareth Henry -- a Jamaican LGBT rights activist who came to Canada as a refugee.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2014