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Rainbow Railroad is a Canadian charitable organization that helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals escape violence and persecution in their home countries. In the past, they have helped individuals from the Caribbean, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa through emergency travel support and other forms of assistance. The organization was formed in 2006, with its name and concept inspired by the Underground Railroad that was used by African-American slaves to escape into free states. Since 2006, Rainbow Railroad has helped over 3100 LGBTQ+ people from around the world find safety. It received charitable status from the Canada Revenue Agency in 2013, and received 501(c)(3) charity organization status in 2015. The o

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  • Rainbow Railroad es una asociación caritativa canadiense que ayuda a personas lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, transgénero y queer (LGBTQ) a escapar de la violencia y la persecución en sus países de origen. La organización, creada en 2006, ha ayudado a más de trescientos individuos provenientes de todo el mundo, en especial del Caribe, África y Oriente Medio, a migrar a países seguros en Europa y América del Norte.​ El nombre de la organización está inspirado en el Ferrocarril subterráneo (Underground Railroad), una red clandestina que ayudaba a los esclavos afroamericanos a escapar hacia estados libres.​ Rainbow Railroad recibió estatus de organización benéfica por parte de la Administración Fiscal Canadiense en 2013,​ y está asociada con una organización de caridad 501(c)(3) con base en la Ciudad de Nueva York que se encarga de descontar impuestos a los donantes de Estados Unidos.​ Desde que se dieron a conocer los campos de concentración para gais en Chechenia en Chechenia, Rainbow Railroad se asoció con la organización Russian LGBT Network para ayudar a las personas pertenecientes a la comunidad LGBT a escapar de la región.​​​ (es)
  • Rainbow Railroad is a Canadian charitable organization that helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals escape violence and persecution in their home countries. In the past, they have helped individuals from the Caribbean, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa through emergency travel support and other forms of assistance. The organization was formed in 2006, with its name and concept inspired by the Underground Railroad that was used by African-American slaves to escape into free states. Since 2006, Rainbow Railroad has helped over 3100 LGBTQ+ people from around the world find safety. It received charitable status from the Canada Revenue Agency in 2013, and received 501(c)(3) charity organization status in 2015. The organization is based in Toronto and New York City. After the revelations about the anti-gay purges and concentration camps in Chechnya (and on a smaller scale in neighboring Ingushetia and Dagestan), Rainbow Railroad began to mobilize emergency efforts to help LGBT people get out of the region in collaboration with the Russian LGBT Network. After the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021, Rainbow Railroad raised concerns about the situation for LGBTQ people living under the Taliban. Between August 2021 and June 2022, Rainbow Railroad helped to resettle 247 LGBTQ+ Afghans in Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. Rainbow Railroad's main goal is to help those who identify with the LGBTQ+ community. Their mission is to save those who cannot be themselves openly in their country and bring them to a new country where they can be who they truly are. Rainbow Railroad believes that governments around the globe should enact and enforce laws and policies that protect LGBTQ+ individuals and enable them to live in freedom and safety in their own country. However, until that day arrives, the organization is focused on providing solutions for LGBTQ+ people who need immediate assistance because they are facing a serious threat to their lives and safety. (en)
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  • Rainbow Railroad es una asociación caritativa canadiense que ayuda a personas lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, transgénero y queer (LGBTQ) a escapar de la violencia y la persecución en sus países de origen. La organización, creada en 2006, ha ayudado a más de trescientos individuos provenientes de todo el mundo, en especial del Caribe, África y Oriente Medio, a migrar a países seguros en Europa y América del Norte.​ El nombre de la organización está inspirado en el Ferrocarril subterráneo (Underground Railroad), una red clandestina que ayudaba a los esclavos afroamericanos a escapar hacia estados libres.​ Rainbow Railroad recibió estatus de organización benéfica por parte de la Administración Fiscal Canadiense en 2013,​ y está asociada con una organización de caridad 501(c)(3) con base en la C (es)
  • Rainbow Railroad is a Canadian charitable organization that helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals escape violence and persecution in their home countries. In the past, they have helped individuals from the Caribbean, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa through emergency travel support and other forms of assistance. The organization was formed in 2006, with its name and concept inspired by the Underground Railroad that was used by African-American slaves to escape into free states. Since 2006, Rainbow Railroad has helped over 3100 LGBTQ+ people from around the world find safety. It received charitable status from the Canada Revenue Agency in 2013, and received 501(c)(3) charity organization status in 2015. The o (en)
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