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Rainbow Welcome!
Improving the reception of LGBTIQ+ refugees in Europe
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Take action!
Do you also want to express your support for LGBTIQ+ refugees and fight against the discrimination they face? Share the campaign using the #RainboWelcome hashtag on social media.
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Juan
I left my home country because of discrimination and harassment by the police. Casa+ is the second community experience in Italy for me; before that, I was in another shelter, in which I have been mistreated by other beneficiaries.
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Jean-Loïc
“My partner was lynched by the crowd. Neither the police nor the justice system protected me. I had to flee my country to stay alive.”
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Emmanuel
“It is necessary to develop reception and accommodation facilities for LGBTIQ+ exiles in order to provide them with inclusive, caring and safe spaces. The multiplication of these centres across France will facilitate their asylum application process and their integration.”
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Judit
“LGBTIQ+ people have specific needs that are invisible because of the cissexism present in the reception system.”
The RainboWelcome Map
You’re searching for a LGBTIQ+ shelter close to your location?
You want to discover and get inspired by good practices in Europe?
What’s happening?
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FINAL CONFERENCE
The reception of LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers and refugees in Europe
12 October 2022 – European Parliament (Brussels)
Organised with the support of the LGBTIQ+ Intergroup of the European Parliament