🎉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.

🎉We have amazing news - a gay man from Pakistan who we supported has been granted refugee status in the UK!🏳️‍🌈 💞We are incredibly happy for him, and wish him all the best in this next chapter of his life. #GoodNews #GoodNewsFriday #LGBT

To draw to a close our LGBTQI+ history month series we spoke to Lesbians and Gay Support the Migrants. Read the full conversation on our website: buff.ly/qzuzkfE We talked about intersectional resistance in queer and migrant organising, the legacy of Lesbians and Gay support the Miners, and more.

Have you heard of these 5 digital archives of LGBTQI+ people and people seeking asylum? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️As part of our series for LGBTQ History Month our latest blog focuses on digital archives as a space for democratised and open access to these crucial and often underrepresented histories.

🎉We have fantastic news - a lesbian from Nigeria 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 2w

For LGBTQI+ History Month this year we decided to visit some of the archives in London that have social-justice-based materials and look for histories of LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum within them. Here is an insight into a trip to Bishopsgate Archives. #lgbtqhistorymonth

In this article for Pink News, Daniel Anthony explores how the UK government's proposed asylum reforms risk overlooking the reality of queer Nigerians. ❗️Trigger warning: graphic descriptions of death, abuse, violence #LGBTQI #QueerRefugees #AsylumRights

We wanted to share this lovely photograph from our support groups' recent bowling trip! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💖This is a space to share your experiences with people who understand and build community. Some weeks we may have organised activities, while other times we just catch up over some snacks.

These stories can make a big difference to LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum to feel less alone, and make sure they are not erased from our histories. 🌟Find out more about our visit to Peckham Feminist Library on our new blog post: “Why are marginalised histories important? Visiting the archives”

Sam is a trans man from the Middle East. Having been through the asylum system himself, Sam understands how frightening and isolating that journey can be for LGBTQ people. Thank you so much to Sam for sharing his story with us 💙🌈 Go to our website to read the full story: buff.ly/FMjCwSM

Join us & @queerbritain.bsky.social and hear from Savitri Hensman, Leila Zadeh, and Sam Habib on an incredible panel hosted by drag superstar Tia Kofi! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ⭐️When? Saturday 21st March at 2pm ⭐️Where? Queer Britain in London ⭐️How? Tickets available now buff.ly/L6XS3zx

Why is it important to tell stories of marginalised histories? This trip to Peckham Feminist Library is part of our series for LGBTQ History Month looking at histories and stories of LGBTQ+ people and people seeking asylum within archives. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

If you agree that everyone offered protection here should have a right to settle and feel like they belong in the UK, then act now: ✴️Complete the government’s Public Consultation by 12 February using the @praxis_uk follow-along guide (via our link in bio, or find it on the Praxis website).

Happy LGBTQI+ History Month! What LGBTQI+ history inspires you? An event, person, community group, book or film…? 🌟We'd love to hear from you, comment below🌟 Let's come together this LGBTQI+ History Month to remember and celebrate queer histories, and continue to fight for liberation.

🎉We have amazing news - a gay man from Algeria who we have been supporting for 3 year has been granted refugee status in the UK! 💞We are incredibly happy for him, and wish him all the best in this next chapter of his life. #GoodNewsFriday

Join us in calling for an end to LGBTQI+ detention campaign.rainbowmigration.org.uk/noprideindet...

LGBTQI+ people are not safe in immigration detention. The safeguards are failing, and queer lives are being put at risk. It’s time for the government to act. Share this post if you agree there is #NoPrideInDetention Read more: buff.ly/dQQACAg

Would you like to join our board of trustees? We are looking for a Treasurer who is passionate about our vision that LGBTQI+ people can settle in the UK and lead fulfilling lives. Find the application pack on our website (buff.ly/kMHrJO4) to apply – deadline is 9.30am on Friday 27 Feb

We put this together for our service users but thought we’d share it here too! A list of free* LGBTQ events happening across the UK during LGBTQ history month 🌈⚧️ buff.ly/LFafFaw The full list is on our website now - with events across England, Scotland & Wales. #LGBTplusHM

🎉We have fantastic news - a trans woman from Central America 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. #GoodNewsFriday

LGBTQ+ and seeking asylum in the UK? We have a detailed guide available on our website to help you. 🌈⚧️ Our guide covers every step of the process, and is available in 11 languages. ❗️Please note that we only support LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum who are in the UK.

‼️Breaking: An exclusive article published by @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social in @bylinetimes.bsky.social today reveals that the Home Office is failing to protect #LGBTQI+ people from bullying in immigration detention. Read the article and join our #NoPrideInDetention campaign!

We are proud to join @togetheralliance.bsky.social. As an organisation that supports LGBTQI+ people seeking safety in the UK, we know firsthand how dangerous and dehumanising the current political climate has become. We need hope and unity, not division.

🔊Sound on: listening to 39 Alpha, 39 Bravo. An audio work by Earrational Measures, co-created by Anna De Mutiis and Pilo Moreno. The sound of profit and exploitation inside Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. Find out more here: buff.ly/BhyUFEn buff.ly/uYvFQeF

🎉We have fantastic news - a gay man from West Africa 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

🌈 3 thoughts on why disability justice is important for LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum too 🌈 Check out the full blog post on our website buff.ly/p9ZAGrw

Did you know these 3 facts about LGBTQ+ asylum in the UK? Sources: 1: Forced migration and sexual and gender-based violence in queer communities: UK findings from the SEREDA project, 2024 buff.ly/JMc6x5J 2: We Are Getting Hurt, 2024 buff.ly/iUQ70ge 3: Safe and Proud, 2024 buff.ly/y9xom2m

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

🌟 Good news 🌟 We raised £5,000 in December for LGBTQI+ people seeking safety. Thanks to two generous supporters, this has been doubled to £10,000! Thank you so much to everyone who donated and wrote messages in solidarity with LGBTQI+ people seeking safety. #TheGiftOfSolidarity

We have 8 spaces available in our Trans & Non-Binary Support Group! Join if you are a trans or non-binary person, seeking asylum in the UK, who speaks English, and lives within travelling distance of central London (with costs reimbursed) Fill in our contact form via the link in our bio.

Thank you to all our supporters who have enabled us to be there for #LGBTQI people seeking sanctuary in the UK, and to campaign for a more compassionate asylum system. 🌈⚧️ Our goal is for all LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum in the UK to settle here safely, and live happy, fulfilling lives with pride.

As we mark the end of 2025, here are some messages from LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum who we have supported this year 🏳️🌈 We’ll keep fighting and resisting for a future where every LGBTQI+ person can settle safely in the UK and lead fulfilling lives. See you in 2026 ✨