@rainbowmigration.bsky.social

@rainbowmigration.bsky.social

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We support LGBTQI+ people through the UK asylum and immigration system.

JP (they/them) is a queer performer and wheelchair user originally from Puerto Rico. They are facing away from the camera, outside on a street. Text reads: LGBTQI+, disabled and proud. "This is a vision of disability flourishing as queer worldbuilding" J.Logan Smilges
photo a young white woman and young black man sat on a wall. Text reads: New Prime Minister: It's time for a meaningful shift in course
Photo of young black woman smiling. Text reads: new here? Hi and welcome! Our vision is world where LGBTQI+ people can settle safely in the UK and lead fulfilling lives
Photo of queer Black man with long black braid in eyes closed in the sunshine. Title reads: 3 reasons why support groups for LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum are so important Rainbow Migration and Bird and Blend logo in top right corner.
Photo of person holding up non-binary flag. Text reads: “It is very difficult to go through asylum and live in these places as a non-binary person.”
A Chinese-American trans-femme person standing outside looking at the camera. Text reads: 'Please note: Our legal advice service is paused from 13 July until 10 August. During this time, we can only respond to urgent cases.'
Photo of gay couple smiling in a loving moment. Text reads: “Today I have a boyfriend. And although for many people that may seem like a simple thing, for me it represents a freedom that for years I thought I would never have.” The story of a gay man from Colombia
Photo of queer Black man with white braids looking at the camera. Title reads: Did you know these 3 facts about how LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum are forced to 'prove' their sexuality and gender identity? Rainbow Migration and Bird & Blend logos in bottom left corner.
Group of LGBTQI+ people holding handmade Pride banners
A gay man from Pakistan has been granted refugee status in the UK
A black woman holding a handmade placard that says 'Be Your Self'. Text above reads: Rainbow Migration is proud to be Bird & Blend’s ChariTEA of the Quarter
More performative cruelty instead of humanity from this government: Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards living costs under new UK law
Photo of Ukranian trans non-binary person holding a homemade cardboard placard that says "Support Queer Refugees" and a trans flag. Text reads: This Pride we must fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Smiling young black man working at a computer. Text reads: Join our team! We are hiring a Legal Officer
A photo of a gay couple, both smiling and hugging one another. Text reads: We Stand With Refugees, with the refugee week logo at bottom of graphic
A queer person of colour facing away from the camera holding two small pride flags
Photo of middle aged brown butch woman wearing all black and a neckerchief. Text reads: join our team! We are hiring a policy and public affairs manager.
A digital drawing of a comic about two gay men living in Pakistan
A woman with dark curly hair looking away from the camera standing in front of a yellow painted wall.
A handmade papercut collage titled format & access that resembles a burrow underground with words written amongst the tunnels
A young black woman with long braided hair widely smiling. The sun is shining and she is wearing a brightly coloured stripey top. Text reads: Don't miss out - sign up to our newsletter ready for a packed Pride Month!
A photo of a woman in a wheelchair look at a book on a pink gradient background. Text reads: Applying for asylum can be a difficult and scary process. We are here to help
Photo of huge trans pride flag
A handmade collage recording session notes titled: CONTENT. Imagine you are taking part, what would you like to learn?
Photo of a young black man wearing a pink neckerchief, sat on steps outside and looking seriously at the camera. Text reads: Are you LGBTQI+, in the UK, and have experience of the asylum or detention system? We’d love to hear from you!
An older Malay woman with long hair, facing away from the camera
Photo of Joel, a young black man with an afro, in front of a no pride in detention banner. A graphic showing 60% is overlaid.
Photo of a south-east Asian woman with long hair smiling and talking
A photo of Anel, a butch Asian woman, on a street in London. Text reads: “My life in Kazakhstan was torture... There is a quite big queer community now, but most people try and be as heteronormative as possible. It is much safer to conform to societal norms, and women are expected to be very feminine.”
A photo of two women of colour looking at the camera. Both are wearing black clothes and are outdoors with a blue sky and cloud behind them. Text reads: Did you know these 3 facts about LGBTQI+ asylum in the UK?
A black young woman looking seriously at the camera. Text read - Olu, a lesbian from Nigeria: “The asylum process has been really heartbreaking for me. I was expecting to be welcomed, to be embraced, and that they [the government] would help me out, but they are adding more terror into my life.”
photo of Asian woman holding a rainbow placards that says Refugees Welcome. Text overlaid reads: Our joint statement. We stand united with over 100 organisations against harmful BBC reporting that targets already marginalised communities.