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Sara

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

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Sara has been a psychosocial advisor at Le Refuge Brussels/Het Opvanghuis Brussel since 2021. Sara appreciates the interaction in her daily work with LGBTIQ+ residents and the work with a close team. Sara is involved in the Rainbow Welcome project because she sees that the reception conditions for LGBTIQ+ migrants need improvement.

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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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Hzani

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Il progetto #RainboWelcome è cofinanziato dal programma REC dell’Unione Europea, e sarà realizzato da settembre 2020 ad agosto 2022.

Il progetto è coordinato da POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ-PLS, un think &amp europeo indipendente; do tank impegnato a promuovere la solidarietà e la sostenibilità in Europa.

Co-finanziato dal programma Diritti, Uguaglianza
e Cittadinanza dell'Unione Europea
(2014-2020)

Questo sito web e il contenuto del progetto riflettono le opinioni degli autori, e la Commissione europea non può essere ritenuta responsabile per qualsiasi uso che possa essere fatto delle informazioni ivi contenute.

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Rainbow Welcome! visual universe

Rainbow Welcome! visual identity has been developed by Alison Roger France, in collaboration with PLS and all the partners. 

She studied the complexity of sexuality, sexual orientations, genders, gender expressions, identities, sexual characteristics, fluidity between the various spectrums, etc. She also adopted a reflective creation process including refugees’ journey in life and on earth to finally come with those organic forms whose nasting, movements and textures aim at illustrating the multiplicity and complexity of each and all individuals. Of course, the colours of the LGBTIQ+ flag have been used. The whole is wanted to be dynamic, intriguing and … positive. Our message is the one of reception and inclusion, as stated in our motto “Rainbow refugees, WELCOME!”. 

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L'universo visivo di Rainbow Welcome!

L’identità visiva di Rainbow Welcome! è stata sviluppata da Alison Roger France, in collaborazione con PLS e tutti i partner.

Ha studiato la complessità della sessualità, gli orientamenti sessuali, i generi, le espressioni di genere, le identità, le caratteristiche sessuali, la fluidità tra i vari spettri, ecc. Ha anche adottato un processo di creazione riflessivo che include il viaggio dei rifugiati nella vita e sulla terra per arrivare infine a quelle forme organiche la cui tostatura, i movimenti e le texture mirano a illustrare la molteplicità e la complessità di ognuno e di tutti gli individui. Naturalmente sono stati usati i colori della bandiera LGBTIQ+. L’insieme vuole essere dinamico, intrigante e … positivo. Il nostro messaggio è quello dell’accoglienza e dell’inclusione, come recita il nostro motto “Rainbow refugees, WELCOME!”.