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Rodrigo

“The social network, the basis of inclusion, is built primarily on leisure.”

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Born in Chile, he is a community psychologist with extensive experience in community settings. He migrated to Spain in 2002 because of several bad experiences due to his sexual orientation.

In 2003 he founded ACATHI, to fight and work for LGBTIQ+ migrants and refugees.

He actively participates in networks at local, national and European level to improve the care of LGBTIQ+ migrants and refugees.

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Judit

“LGBTIQ+ people have specific needs that are invisible because of the cissexism present in the reception system.”
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Claudia

“Trans people are vulnerable in a system that does not have a gender perspective adequate to their needs.”
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Jade

“Being visible can serve to liberate me and tell what I want to tell a society that believes there is no transphobia.”
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Sara

“Take the time to learn about LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers’ specific needs.”
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Huguette

“When I was made visible, I had to leave everything, I was threatened with death.”
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Joana

“I grew up in an environment of hatred, I was surrounded by hatred.”
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Emelyne

“One of the first requests here is for a cocoon, a space to call your own.”
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Zein

“We come here to have peace and to live our lives as human beings.”
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Rajae

“Being a lesbian in Morocco is so taboo that people wonder if it really exists.”
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Arsène

“We need LGBTIQ+ associations in the reception centres. I didn’t have that.”
Watch Arsène's video testimony

Hzani

“I was rejected by my family because I am trans. All my life I have been abused and institutions have never protected me.”
Read Hzani's story

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.”
Watch Emmanuel's video testimony

Adil

“The procedure can take 2, 3 or even 5 years sometimes. During this time we live in stress and fear.”
Read Adil's story

Uniu-vos a nosaltres i preneu mesures per al benestar i els drets dels refugiats LGBTIQ +.

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El projecte #RainboWelcome està cofinançat pel programa REC de la Unió Europea i s’implementarà del setembre del 2020 a l’agost del 2022.

El projecte està coordinat per POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ – PLS , un organisme europeu de pensament independent; do tank compromès a promoure la solidaritat i la sostenibilitat a Europa.

Cofinançat pel Programa Drets, Igualtat i Ciutadania de la Unió Europea (2014-2020)

Aquest lloc web i el contingut del projecte reflecteixen les opinions dels autors i la Comissió Europea no es fa responsable de l’ús que es pugui fer de la informació que s’hi conté.

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