Last month, we announced that we are leaving X due to safety and wellbeing concerns. We will stop posting completely by the end of this month. We value your support and would love to stay connected with you on Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky and Threads (buff.ly/XU7Lvij) and through our newsletter (buff.ly/4nqfuvk). To contact us directly, email [email protected], or if you are an LGBTQI+ person seeking asylum in the UK, fill out our contact form: buff.ly/IydO0WJ.

🌈To mark the last day of #LGBTHistoryMonth 2025, we want to share our interview with Warren. He is a gay man from Malaysia who came to the UK to study in 1990, and made history in 2000 as the first #LGBTQI+ person to be granted refugee status in the UK on the basis of sexual orientation. 25 years later, Warren shares his story, and reflects on the struggles that LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum in the UK continue to face. 💙"We need more kindness and compassion instead of hostility, and to listen to people seeking safety here." Read the full interview now: buff.ly/4bts0FB

Earlier this month, we published a blog by a lesbian woman from Uganda reflecting on her journey from Uganda to the UK, the asylum process and the importance of LGBT History Month. Read it now: buff.ly/3CVJxt6

Last week, we announced the difficult decision to gradually step away from X to protect the wellbeing of our community. We are already sharing fewer updates and will stop posting completely by April. We would love to stay connected with you on other platforms - you can find similar content on BlueSky and Threads, and we are also very active on Instagram and Facebook. Follow us: linktr.ee/rainbowmigration Sign up to our monthly newsletter: rainbowmigration.org.uk/news… To contact us directly, email us on [email protected] If you are an LGBTQI+ person seeking asylum in the UK, please fill out our contact form: rainbowmigration.org.uk/get-…

We are among the 148 organisations who signed this letter, condemning this government's decision to ban most people with refugee status from ever becoming British citizens. We need a kind, caring and compassionate asylum system. #RefugeesWelcome

This Valentine’s Day - and every day - we stand up for compassion, fairness and welcome 🧡. We are proud members of Together With Refugees, a coalition of organisations that believe in a more compassionate approach to refugees. Join us in the call for a far new plan for refugees #TogetherWithRefugees

✨️Our latest blog is written by one of our former service users, reflecting on her journey as a person who sought safety in the UK and is now rebuilding her life here after being granted refugee status. We are very grateful to her for sharing her story with us. 💻️Read it now: buff.ly/3CVJxt6

We are very happy to share that we have been shortlisted for this award - thank you @gaydio 💙

Many LGBTQI+ people who came to the UK seeking safety are left with lasting trauma from immigration detention. This doesn’t have to happen to anyone else. The government already has a policy recognising that trans and intersex people are at serious risk of harm in detention, but it’s time they extend that protection to the entire LGBTQI+ community. With the policy under review, now is the moment to demand change! This marks the end of our series on immigration detention. We hope it’s helped you understand the devastating impact of detention and the urgent need for change. 🌟 We can change this now, as this government is reviewing its policy on who is at risk of harm in detention. ✍ Email your MP now and help #EndLGBTQIDetention: buff.ly/4hHaRu1 PS: This week, Joel has focused on #NoPrideInDetention as part of his 2500-mile journey in the duo #TwoRefugeesWalking. #LGBT #refugeeswelcome #LGBTHistoryMonth

Nobody benefits from detention, except the private contractors who are paid millions 💰 of pounds a year to run the UK’s detention centres. There are alternatives that support people to understand their immigration options while living in the community. With alternatives available that are more humane, cost less and do far less damage, this government’s choice to continue to lock LGBTQI+ people up in detention centres where they aren’t safe is indefensible. ✔️ We have a chance to change this now, as this government is reviewing its policies on who is at risk in detention. ✍ Email your MP now and help #EndLGBTQIDetention: buff.ly/4hHaRu1 PS: Joel is walking 2500 miles as part of #TwoRefugeesWalking, and raising awareness for #NoPrideInDetention #LGBT #refugeeswelcome #LGBTHistoryMonth

Joel is a Nigerian LGBTQI+ and refugee rights activist, who organised Nigeria’s first Pride in 2019. He came to the UK to seek safety, but the Home Office detained him when he arrived. Detention puts LGBTQI+ people like Joel in a dangerous situation where they face bullying, harassment and abuse.  It doesn’t have to be this way – this government is reviewing its policy on who is at risk in detention, and they need to recognise the dangers LGBTQI+ people face. ✍️ Email your MP and help #EndLGBTQIDetention: buff.ly/4hHaRu1 There is #NoPrideInDetention #LGBT #refugeeswelcome #LGBTHistoryMonth

Today, Joel explains how the UK is the only European country with no time limit on detention - an inhumane practice that destroys lives. The last official inspection of Harmondsworth, where he was detained, found that almost half of the people locked up there were suicidal. No one should be locked up indefinitely in a place they aren’t safe. LGBTQI+ people are especially at risk in detention, yet the government has so far refused to acknowledge this. 💪 We have a chance to change that now, as this government is reviewing its policy on keeping people safe in detention. ✍️ Email your MP and help #EndLGBTQIDetention: buff.ly/4hHaRu1 PS: Joel is walking 2500 miles backwards as part of #TwoRefugeesWalking, and this week they are focusing on our #NoPrideInDetention campaign. #LGBT #refugeeswelcome #LGBTHistoryMonth