Joana

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

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Joana, born in Honduras, is a trans woman activist who was forced to leave her country because of constant persecution.

« I started to fight for our rights. They treated us worse than dogs. They think that trans people are promiscuous, that we are free prostitutes. How can we change that? « When I was 36, I said to myself: ‘What am I doing here? They see me as a freak’. My soul was asking me to come out.

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Zein

« We come here to have peace and to live our lives as human beings. »

Jade

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

Judit

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

Rajae

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

Sara

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

Emelyne

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

Adil

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

Rodrigo

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

Huguette

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

Hzani

« I was rejected by my family because I am trans. All my life I have been abused and institutions have never protected me. »

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. »

Claudia

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

Arsène

“We need LGBTIQ+ associations in the reception centres. I didn’t have that.”

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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L'univers visuel de Rainbow Welcome!

L’identité visuelle de Rainbow Welcome! a été développée par Alison Roger France, en collaboration avec PLS et tous les partenaires.

Alison a étudié la complexité de la sexualité, des orientations sexuelles, du genre, des expressions de genre, des identités, des caractéristiques sexuelles, de la fluidité entre les différents spectres, etc. Elle a également adopté un processus de création incluant le parcours des réfugié·e·s dans la vie et sur terre pour aboutir à ces formes organiques dont les natures, les mouvements et les textures visent à illustrer la multiplicité et la complexité de chacun·e et de tous les individus. Bien entendu, les couleurs du drapeau LGBTIQ+ ont été utilisées. L’ensemble se veut dynamique, intriguant et… positif ! Notre message est celui de l’accueil et de l’inclusion, comme le stipule notre devise « Réfugié·e·s rainbow, BIENVENU·E·S ! ».

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