We're so excited to have had our first session with our Refugee Advisory Panel co-designing a Communications and Campaigns Training for LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum and refugees. Sign up to our newsletter (buff.ly/PgyH89F) and watch out here for the summaries from our upcoming sessions.

The theme for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) 2026 is “At the heart of democracy”. What can you do today to voice your support for queer people, trans people and LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum?

🎉We have fantastic news - a gay man from Iraq who we supported has been granted refugee status in the UK! 🏳️‍🌈 💖We are very happy for him, and wish him all the best in this next chapter. #GoodNews #GoodNewsFriday #LGBT

🌟New blog: find out what we can assist with You can find information on "Our legal team and how they can help" and "How to find a lawyer" on our website now - buff.ly/40zlCrf We’ll keep adding new explainers on a regular basis, so this page will continue to grow with more clear information.

These quotes came from our supporters sending messages of solidarity to LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum 🏳️‍🌈🩷 This is what hope looks like for us. #MillionActsOfHope #TogetherWithRefugees

Over the past week, MPs from across Parliament have started coming together, calling on Ministers to rethink a policy that will leave LGBTQI+ people exposed to bullying, harassment and abuse in detention. ‼️🏳️‍🌈Help protect LGBTQI+ people in detention by emailing your MP today: buff.ly/v2T7zZV

✨️If you are LGBTQI+ in the UK and have experience of asylum or detention, or applying for a partner/spouse visa, we want to hear from you! 💻Please email us at [email protected] if you're interested, and share this with anyone you know who might be. buff.ly/XqDi2pd

🎉We have fantastic news - a trans woman from Malaysia who we supported has been granted refugee status in the UK! 🏳️‍⚧️ 💖We are very happy for her, and wish her all the best in this next chapter. #GoodNews #GoodNewsFriday #LGBT

🏳️‍⚧️A brief* history of hijras🏳️‍⚧️ Read now on our substack: buff.ly/iaAzHYI From records dating back to two ancient texts from 400BC; to March 2026 when India’s parliament passed a bill that changes how transgender people are legally recognized and removes their crucial right to self-identification.

We're over halfway towards our target - but the more MPs who sign the letter, the more powerful it will be. Ask your MP to protect LGBTQI+ people in detention. It only takes 2 minutes: buff.ly/jvLiCX9 #NoPrideInDetention #EndLGBTQIDetention

Our legal advice service will be paused from 4 May and will resume on 11 May 2026. During this period, we can only respond to urgent cases. If you have an upcoming substantive asylum interview, appeal deadline, are detained or have received a removal notice, please contact us immediately.

Read our new Substack article to find out more: buff.ly/zVoYo14 🤍🧡🩷

Deadline to apply is on Friday 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Galop are looking for a Trustee with Legal Specialism (closing on 7 May) galop.livevacancies.co.uk#/job/details...

🏳️‍🌈A recent policy review offered a chance to protect LGBTQI+ people in detention. Ministers are refusing to act, but a cross-party group of MPs is pushing back. ➡️Ask your MP to sign the letter now! It only takes 2 minutes: buff.ly/jvLiCX9 #NoPrideInDetention Find out more:

‼️Ask your MP to protect LGBTQI+ people in detention now 🏳️‍🌈 Ministers are refusing to protect LGBTQI+ people in immigration detention, but a cross-party group of MPs is pushing back. ⭐Will you ask yours to join them? It only takes 2 minutes: buff.ly/O9xSPzp #NoPrideInDetention #EndLGBTQIDetention

As part of #LesbianVisibilityWeek, here are some words from Anel, a lesbian woman from Kazakhstan 🏳️‍🌈 🩷 Anel was granted refugee status in February 2024: "It was like a dream come true." Read more on our website: buff.ly/VJJmFpC

via Migrants Organise: www.migrantsorganise.org/what-the-bbc... "This type of reporting has harmful consequences for our communities... Holding the BBC to account is a vital step in building safer communities for everyone."

⭐️3 facts about LGBQTI+ asylum in the UK🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Sources: 1 - buff.ly/GIi0o2r & buff.ly/zewsMIG 2 - buff.ly/edGfZ67 3 - buff.ly/p2CjkIA

Today is SERCO Group’s AGM, one of the UK’s biggest Border Profiteers! From running prison-like detention centres to 24/7 GPS tagging described as “torture”, UK corporation SERCO Group makes MILLIONS from human suffering. Sign the petition to #StopSerco: tiny.cc/serco #SercoAGM

We are recruiting a new trustee who is or has been a refugee due to persecution as an LGBTQI+ person. The deadline for applications is 9.30am on 1 May. Find out more and how to apply on our website: www.rainbowmigration.org.uk/news/become-...

Today marks the start of Lesbian Visibility Week and we wanted to share these words from Olu.🏳️‍🌈❣️ We are happy to say that Olu was granted refugee status in 2024. You can read her story here: buff.ly/zh1EzcV

We stand united with over 100 organisations: Instead of investigations that contribute to division, we call for responsible reporting that sheds a light on systemic injustices and highlights the voices of those most affected by them. Read our joint statement buff.ly/OBWMGpq

⭐️Find out more at out webinar tomorrow (Friday 17 April from 1-2pm): sign up now buff.ly/T0cZt4H We're looking for someone who has been awarded refugee status in the UK on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics to join our board.

We are aware of the BBC’s investigation into individuals allegedly helping people fabricate LGBTQI+ asylum claims. Read the full statement on our website:

We've started a Substack. 🎉 It will be a space to learn more about LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum with interesting and thought-provoking written articles sent directly to you. You can subscribe now, for free: buff.ly/a3PqtGR

Join us to collectively make a fabric banner calling for #NoPrideInDetention and find out more about our campaign to #EndLGBTQIDetention Find us at Rhythms of Resistance - an arts and music festival in Bristol on 16 May organised by Groovin4Good and Snapshot. Tickets via buff.ly/9mrnaqj

Final reminder before the deadline on Monday 13 April 🏳️‍🌈

🎉We have fantastic news - an LGBTQI+ person from Iran who we supported has been granted refugee status in the UK! 🏳️‍🌈 💖We are very happy for them, and wish them all the best in this next chapter. #GoodNews #GoodNewsFriday #LGBT

We’ve joined easyfundraising! You can now raise free donations for Rainbow Migration when you shop online with 8,000 brands. 🛍️ All you need to do is sign up, choose Rainbow Migration as your cause, and when you shop online, we receive a donation - at no extra cost to you: buff.ly/UkuhW8g Thanks🩷

We are looking for someone who has been awarded refugee status in the UK on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics to join our board. The deadline for applications is 9.30 am on Friday 1 May. Find out how on our website buff.ly/o7pYrkj

Happy #InternationalAsexualityDay! This is a day for celebration, advocacy, education and solidarity with everyone who falls under the ace umbrella in the #LGBTQIA community around the world. 3 fun facts...

🎉We have fantastic news - a gay man from Sri Lanka who we supported has been granted refugee status in the UK! 🏳️‍🌈 💖We are very happy for him, and wish him all the best in this next chapter. #GoodNews #GoodNewsFriday #LGBT

On Saturday, we were proud to join half a million people in London for the largest march against the far-right in British history! 🫶 We showed that hope is stronger than fear, and that most people in the UK are welcoming and compassionate.

Would you like to join our team? Apply by 9am on Monday 13 April. We are recruiting a Legal Assistant who will support the delivery of Rainbow Migration’s legal service by providing additional administrative capacity. Find out more and apply via our website: buff.ly/pp4bC3x

🏳️‍⚧️ International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) was founded in 2009 and is celebrated every year on March 31. It is a day to celebrate trans and non-binary people, and to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the community worldwide. Read more on our website: buff.ly/sWU66zj

🎉We have fantastic news - a gay man from Azerbaijan who we supported has been granted refugee status in the UK! 🏳️‍🌈 💖We are very happy for him, and wish him all the best in this next chapter. #GoodNews #GoodNewsFriday #LGBT

🏳️‍🌈 Thank you so much to Sam Habib, Savitri Hensman, Leila Zadeh, and Tia Kofi for their generous and insightful conversation at our panel event last Saturday. We gathered at Queer Britain to discuss the complexities of being a queer migrant or asylum seeker. Thank you to everyone who joined 🌟

Murtaza* shared his story with us last year. Read it in full on our website: buff.ly/jQS9cMR He's a former service user and gay man from Pakistan. He spoke to us about his and his partners' experiences of claiming asylum in the UK. *Name changed to protect the identity of the interviewee

🎉We have fantastic news - a lesbian from East Africa who we supported, through our women's support group and asylum advice session, has been granted refugee status in the UK! 🏳️‍🌈 💖We are very happy for her, and wish her all the best in this next chapter. #GoodNews #GoodNewsFriday #LGBT

Like many other people seeking asylum Sam found the process of claiming asylum and waiting for decisions difficult and emotionally intense. 🏳️‍🌈 In our latest blog Sam shares what worked for him whilst claiming asylum as a LGBTQI+ person. Read now on our website: buff.ly/M2Quu8Z

We run a range of support services through advocacy and signposting, with the aim to ensure those seeking asylum have access to health services, safe housing, emotional support and do not become socially isolated. To get in touch, please fill out the contact form buff.ly/xy8r5tQ, or email us.

🎉We have fantastic news - a lesbian from Morocco who we supported has been granted refugee status in the UK! 🏳️‍🌈 💖We are very happy for her, and wish her all the best in this next chapter. #GoodNews #GoodNewsFriday #LGBT

We’d like to shine a light on some of the additional challenges that LGBTQI+ women face when going through the asylum system. In our new blog post we explore 4 of the issues that queer women face, read more on our website now: buff.ly/gxpf2Bs #WomensHistoryMonth #TransInclusiveFeminism

Like LGBTQ+ people, women have a uniquely bad experience of detention. buff.ly/mA7HoTi Our latest blog post explores the harms and pointlessness of women’s detention. #NoPrideInDetention #EndLGBTQIDetention

Happy International Women's Day 2026! Read our blog now buff.ly/xvBLiQO about the safe space that we provide to LGBTQI+ women going through the asylum system. #InternationalWomensDay #TransInclusiveFeminism

The asylum changes announced yesterday sadly deny people the support they need to rebuild their lives in safety. Ministers should be looking to support and unite our country, not cynically pit communities against one another.

Thank you to our volunteer lawyers for our most recent LGBTQI+ partnership session. 🏳️‍🌈 We are grateful to Adam Cotterill from HCR Legal LLP and Tanya Goldfarb from @bindmans.com for their immigration advice to our service users. Thank you for your support. The next session is on Saturday 28 March.

‼️The asylum changes the Home Secretary brought in today are cruel, unjust, and will only make it harder for people to put down roots and rebuild their lives in safety.

Our legal advice service will be paused from 2 March and will resume on 23 March 2026. During this period, we can only respond to urgent cases. If you have an upcoming substantive asylum interview, appeal deadline, are detained or have received a removal notice, please contact us immediately.