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Helping LGBTQI People Find Safety in a Global Crisis Beyond Borders Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis 2019-2020 IMPACT REPORT We aspire for a world where “ people can live their lives as their authentic selves. ” 2 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Kimahli Powell I am pleased to share with you our Impact Report for 2019–2020. In 2019, we received more requests than ever before, clearly identifying a need for our help. We set an ambitious goal and expanded our geographic focus, providing support to people in more than 23 countries. In 2020, COVID-19 wreaked havoc around the world, worsening the situation for many LGBTQI people living in unsafe countries. With borders closed and many countries in lockdown, getting LGBTQI people to safety became more challenging. Despite these barriers, we were able to continue our work and helped more than 400 people so far this year. People like Ray from Jamaica, who was forced to sleep in a hearse just to stay alive. And Rania, a queer woman from Egypt who faced constant harassment and violence for not presenting as a “typical woman.” With your help, we were able to save their lives. Since our founding in 2006, we have helped more than 900 people. COVID-19 has changed so many aspects of our lives. Considering the scope of the pandemic, it didn’t seem to be enough to just report on 2019 — although there’s much to be proud of, as we wrapped up our three-year strategy. Instead, we felt it was important to show you not only what we’ve done in 2019, but also how we’ve responded to the pandemic in 2020. This challenging time has only reminded me what’s possible when we work together: the opportunity to help LGBGTQI people find safety — even more important now in the midst of a global crisis. Thank you for your continued support. In solidarity and gratitude, Kimahli Powell Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 3 Mission, Vision & Values Our mission We help persecuted LGBTQI individuals get to safety. Our vision A world where LGBTQI people can live lives free of persecution, regardless of where they live. Our values • We are global leaders in providing information and support to help move LGBTQI people to safety. • We use our global networks to help LGBTQI people in danger around the world get to safety by providing high-quality information, personal support, and escape strategies. • We respect and support the empowerment of the people we help. • We are responsive and act with urgency. • We are collaborative and build partnerships. 4 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis Our work by the numbers NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO REQUESTED HELP IN 2020 2,800* with 465 helped to date, including 52 moved across borders to safety. NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO REQUESTED HELP IN 2019 2,687 with 200 moved to safety. * PROJECTED TOTAL TO YEAR END Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 5 The raw data that follows present a snapshot of the scale of persecution of LGBTQI people who reached out to us for help in 2019-2020 (numbers projected to end of 2020). We’re eager to share what we’ve learned from these requests. In 2021, we will be presenting an annual state of LGBTQI persecution report, starting with a detailed dive into 2020. Requests for help in 2020 (partial and at a glance) Requests for Help by Nationality 226 Jamaica 117 Nigeria 104 Lebanon 184 Uganda 108 Iran 95 Syria 135 Pakistan 106 Egypt 88 Iraq AND 186 OTHER Requests for Help 10 Key Issues Based on Gender Facing Requests for Identity or Expression Help in 2020 1,812 Cis-Male • 583 were physically assaulted or shot at 402 Cis-Female • 424 were victims of family-based 171 Transgender Female violence 71 Transgender Male • 398 were living in hiding 15 Gender Non Conforming • 249 were victims of sexual 13 Genderfluid violence or crime 11 Agender • 187 were publicly outed or humiliated 4 Intersex • 163 faced police brutality 1 Intergender • 145 were detained by police at 86 Other least once • 135 were victims of religious persecution • 114 disclosed HIV+ status • 102 were forced into marriage under duress 6 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis Requests for help: a five-year snapshot 2,800* 2020 465** 2,700 2019 200 1,328 2018 198 1,151 2017 206 630 2016 81 235 2015 80 0 250 500 1,000 1,250 1,500 1,750 2,000 2,250 2,500 2,750 3,000 REQUESTS FOR HELP HELPED * PROJECTED TOTAL TO YEAR END ** AS OF NOVEMBER 20, 2020 Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 7 People travelled to safety by origin in 2019–2020: 1 4 3 2 2 1 CZECH 8 AZERBAIJAN BARBADOS BOLIVIA BRAZIL BURUNDI EGYPT REPUBLIC 1 1 2 1 169 1 1 ETHIOPIA GUYANA IRAN IRAQ JAMAICA JORDAN NEPAL 2 1 19 RUSSIAN 1 1 1 4 NIGERIA RUSSIA SAUDI ARABIA SOUTH SUDAN SUDAN SYRIA FEDERATION 2 5 4 TRINIDAD + 1 6 1 2 TAJIKISTAN TANZANIA TUNISIA UGANDA UZBEKISTAN YEMEN TOBAGO 8 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis COVID-19 snapshot We provided life-saving assistance to over 448 people including providing livelihood support, medical care, mental health resources, legal support, domestic protection solutions, referrals to local support services, and more. COVID-19 has exacerbated inequalities in access to health care, increased the risk of stigmatization and hate speech directed towards LGBTQI people, and heightened the risk of domestic abuse and violence. We’ve pivoted and responded to these COVID-19-related issues while also staying on track with our strategic priorities. See the sidebars throughout this report to learn more about Rainbow Railroad’s impact during COVID-19. Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 9 They wanted to destroy me, “ like I’m nothing. ” 10 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis Amina FROM CHECHNYA Content Warning: Abuse, Violence, Abduction, Homophobia It was March. An unremarkable day working at my salon in Grozny, Chechnya, so COVID-19 PLAN #1: I thought. How could I have known that my entire life would be uprooted in just Support persecuted LGBTQI an instant? people by providing immediate Out of nowhere, a group of armed soldiers stormed into the salon, put a bag over life-saving support. my head, and dragged me away. I was completely shocked, scared, and felt totally Since the start of the COVID-19 lost. My entire life flashed before my eyes. I was taken to a secret location and pandemic, we have provided beaten and tortured for several weeks — just because I’m gay. They were using life-saving support to at least their feet, plastic pipes, and after they started using electroshock. 90 LGBTQI people around the At the time, I was completely terrified and had no idea what was happening. But world. For example, we assisted in retrospect, I learned that I wasn’t the only victim. I was caught in the infamous a lesbian woman in Egypt 2017 Chechen LGBTQI Purge, a campaign of torture and human rights violations move into an affordable rural committed against hundreds of LGBTQI Chechens led by the police apartment. She was previously and supported by the government. living in an animal shed on her parents’ property, where she After several weeks of unspeakable conditions, my attackers brought me was subjected to constant abuse. before my family. They asked my mother and father to kill me out of “honour.” Her parents threatened to call My parents refused, but it was at that moment I realized I had to leave Chechnya the police on her. forever. With the help of Rainbow Railroad, my partner and I escaped, and I now enjoy the freedom and rights afforded to LGBTQI people in Canada. I’m still feeling out how to talk about what happened to me without having the hurt and pain come flooding back. But this year, I decided the time was right to speak out about what happened to me. I shared my story with 60 Minutes, Dateline NBC, and Time magazine. And I’ll continue to speak up till things change. My message to all of you who support Rainbow Railroad is simple: thank you, don’t give up, keep going, and believe that people like me deserve freedom and a good life. Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 11 Egyptian women, “ we deal with traumas every single day. ” 12 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis Rania FROM EGYPT Content Warning: Abuse, Violence, Sexism & Misogyny, Homophobia There was a time when I wasn’t sure if I would survive. COVID-19 PLAN #2: As a young woman growing up in Egypt, I faced constant sexual assaults and Support our worldwide harassment. The situation was made worse because I didn’t conform to Egyptian network of partner organizations society’s typical idea of how women should look and behave. Men grabbed, defending LGBTQI people on jeered, and assaulted me on many occasions in public and private. the ground. The first time I was assaulted, I told my dad what had happened. He So far in 2020, we have reacted by locking me in a room and beating me up. For years, I was trapped partnered with 12 international in a toxic environment of misogyny, homophobia, and victim-blaming.
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