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. This LGBTQI advocacy and service took a profoundly negative toll on my mental health. organizations defending human rights across the globe. Fearing that I could not survive much longer, I contacted Rainbow Railroad. Collectively, we have provided These people saved my life. With their help, I fled to France where I now live life-saving assistance to 238 with my young son. Starting out again in France has been incredibly difficult. people facing persecution, I’m struggling to find a scholarship to start my education and financially violence, and poverty because support my son. they are LGBTQI. But I’m one of the lucky ones. Now I can walk freely in the street, wear whatever I want, and I don’t have a curfew. Just a simple thing like being addressed with respect in a conversation, as a woman, makes a big difference. And most importantly, my beautiful son is safe.

Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 13 I had to keep hiding, “ hiding, hiding. ”

14 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis Ray FROM JAMAICA

Content Warning: Abuse, Violence, Homophobia

When I first started talking with Rainbow Railroad in 2018, strangers were calling COVID-19 PLAN #3: me on the phone in the middle of the night threatening to burn me alive. And one Monitor and respond to night, the house I was sleeping in got shot up by a gunman intent on killing gay state-led crackdowns on people. I only narrowly escaped. LGBTQI people. Living in Jamaica, I took extreme measures just to survive. I hid who I was and COVID-19 has not only moved from town to town, never staying long. At one point, I was forced to sleep exacerbated inequalities, but in a hearse for over a year, just because it was the only safe place I could find. also resulted in crackdowns on Wherever I went, whispers and rumours followed me. I had to keep moving to LGBTQI people. We saw this in stay ahead of them. Uganda, where 20 people were My life was dominated by fear and insecurity, something that LGBTQI people in arrested at an LGBTQI shelter Jamaica are all too familiar with. near Kampala. Rainbow Railroad stood in solidarity with SMUG, Thankfully, with the help of Rainbow Railroad, I have been able to escape to our partners on the ground who Spain, where I’m safe and free to be myself. It’s hard to describe the difference worked tirelessly to free the between Spain and Jamaica. Here, I see drag queens, gay people, trans people — individuals. We then provided everyone together — just having a drink at the bar. Nobody cares! emergency support to the 20 people after their release, so they could safely shelter in place. Throughout this ordeal, we raised international awareness on this injustice, ensuring that the spotlight is rightly placed on those scapegoating the LGBTQI community during the pandemic.

Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 15 HONOURED VOLUNTEERS The Day Settlement Team

When Rod Day read a news story about Rainbow Railroad’s role in helping people escape the LGBTQI Purge in Chechnya, he didn’t expect that it would forever change his life and that of an LGBTQI person living far away, yearning COVID-19 PLAN #4: for a chance to live their authentic self. Prepare private sponsorship Rod immediately felt compelled to act after reading about us in the paper. applications for LGBTQI He reached out and learned about a uniquely valuable volunteer opportunity: refugees. the Rainbow Railroad settlement teams. Through sponsorship, these volunteer-led Since the beginning of the teams facilitate the travel from abroad and resettlement in Canada of persecuted COVID-19 pandemic, we have LGBTQI individuals. Soon, Rod Day started a team of his own, nine-people strong. prepared private sponsorship In 2019, the team’s hard work of several years paid off when they welcomed applications for 10 persecuted Rakibul, a young gay man from South Asia, at Toronto Pearson Airport. Since then, LGBTQI people. Together, the team has continued to support Rakibul as he gets settled in Canada. That with the help of volunteer-led year, Rakibul marched in his first-ever Pride Parade in Toronto. settlement teams, we hope to resettle these people in Canada Rosemary Barnes’s involvement with the Day Settlement Team resonates in the near future. We look with her own personal history. “I know what it’s like to be ashamed and not forward to continuing this work be yourself,” she told us when Rakibul arrived in Toronto. with our dedicated volunteers and partners to help many more. For their big-hearted decision to help an LGBTQI person live a life free of persecution and stigma, we are grateful to the entire Day Settlement Team. They have embodied the spirit of Rainbow Railroad, working in partnership to free LGBTQI people from oppression.

To learn more about volunteer opportunities, visit us at rainbowrailroad.org/takeaction.

16 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis HONOURED DONORS Melanie and Eric Semlacher

Melanie Semlacher from Vancouver has always been a passionate supporter of LGBTQI rights. As an ally of queer and trans people, Melanie has always sought to do the right thing. But it was the brutal 2017 Chechen LGBTQI Purge that spurred her into a deep and sustained support of Rainbow Railroad. COVID-19 PLAN #5: Provide essential resources and Aware of similar instances in history when people remained silent in the face counsel to at-risk individuals. of grave injustices, and feeling a duty to her friends and family in queer and trans communities, she refused to be a bystander to the horrific human rights So far in 2020, we assisted 50 abuses taking place. She reached out to Rainbow Railroad and inquired in detail people at immediate risk of what it would take financially to get people out of harm’s way. Since then, she violence by providing essential has been a committed donor, supporting our efforts to help people out of resources. These included impossible situations. providing advice and guidance, connecting individuals to legal Melanie is humble, pragmatic, and deeply committed to our cause. “People counsel, and giving counselling in protest situations, those are the real fighters,” she said recently. Melanie support. We are grateful that, passionately believes that enjoying the rights and freedoms of citizenship despite the setbacks COVID-19 creates an obligation to assist people worldwide who do not enjoy those has brought, our supporters same rights and freedoms. recognize the importance of this work and continue to stand by us. From everyone at Rainbow Railroad, we wish Melanie and her equally committed (yet camera-shy) husband Eric a heartfelt thank you for their continuing support.

Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 17 HONOURED FOUNDATION La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso

La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso is a private philanthropic foundation that supports, among other things, vulnerable communities including initiatives that are not otherwise well-championed. Since its founding in 2012, the foundation As we head into 2021, the has made key investments in the areas of cancer research, social innovation, global pandemic continues to health, arts, and animal welfare initiatives. The foundation’s work is driven by disrupt lives, disproportionately Emmanuelle Gattuso’s passion for having a direct impact on people’s lives. affecting the most vulnerable. We remain steadfast in our The foundation’s decision to support us in 2019 stemmed from the tangible commitment to helping people successes of our work. “The need for Rainbow Railroad was immediate, critical, find safety — and supporting and demonstrable,” said Executive Director James Booty. “Their innovative model persecuted LGBTQI people, who and unique mandate were key factors in the foundation’s decision to support this continue to fall between the incredible organization.” cracks. From resettling refugees With the support of La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso, we are making significant in safe countries to supporting improvements to our website, which will increase accessibility for those reaching our partners on the ground to out to us for assistance and enhance how we communicate with our supporters. monitoring and responding to all forms of injustice against LGBTQI people, we continue to do this life-saving work during these challenging times. We hope you’ll stay with us.

18 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis RAINBOW RAILROAD 2019 Financials 2019 FINANCIALS Canada

REVENUE: $3,034,669

DONATIONS $2,879,313

FUNDRAISING EVENTS $76,363

OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS $78,203

OTHER $790

$0 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000

EXPENSES: $2,781,398

PROGRAMS $2,068,849

FUNDRAISING $608,445

OPERATING AND ADMINISTRATIVE $104,104

$0 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000

Excess of revenue over expenses: $253,271

20 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis 2019 FINANCIALS U.S.A.

REVENUE: $1,342,812

CONTRIBUTIONS $1,338,200

DIVIDEND AND INTEREST INCOME $456

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS $4,156

$0 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000

EXPENSES: $1,176,309

PROGRAM SERVICES $1,087,186

FUNDRAISING $62,900

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATION $26,223

$0 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000

Change in Net Assets: $166,503

Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 21 Thank you to our 2019 donors Canadian donations

$100,000+ Labatt The Lawrence Schafer Foundation TD Bank Group

$50,000-$99,999 Andrew Beckerman Jeff Fettes and Chris Wallace La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso Melanie and Dr. Eric Semlacher

$25,000-$49,999 Plus1 Foundation Steven Spencer The Upside Down Tree, Inc.

22 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis $10,000-$24,999 Andrew Swart and Michael Sacke Jonathan Cutler Salah Bachir and Jacob Yerex John King Lawrence Bennett Mantella Corporation Button Inc Paul Austin Cineplex Entertainment LP Plumpton Hill Professional Corporation Corby Spirit and Wine Power Unit Youth Organization Andrew Gillespie Rogers Communications Canada Inc. Caleb Goodman Gary Slaight J.P. Bickell Foundation TICOT Social Society Inc.

$5,000-$9,999 William Bruce Bailey Jordy Merkur & Ivan Joya Gonzalez Michael and Keith Battista Ian Nordheimer Zita and Mark Bernstein Family Foundation Norman Webster Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Mark Pratt Robert Brews Primetime Sports & Entertainment John Cheshire Alex Privitera Edward DaCosta Cynthia Ramirez Doug and Verna Danylchuk Ray Brillinger and Cy Hack Fund Gabriel Gonda Joel Rotstein and Frank Chester Laurie Goodman Scotiabank Haywood Securities and The Spiel Foundation Glenn L. Smith Allison Heather Steelworkers Humanity Fund Inc. Larry Hughsam The Hogarth Family Foundation Fund Donald F. Hunter Charitable Foundation The Pottruff Family Foundation Klick Inc. Tippet Foundation K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation Torys Karim Ladak Ultimate Software Bruce Lawson Francis Whittaker Martha McCain Mike Zaranyik Rick Mercer & Gerald Lunz

Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 23 $1,000-$4,999

2581670 Ontario Inc Ernest Cider Michelle Albert and Denis Roy Sarah Evis Paul Alexander John Farrell and François Leclair Connie and David Anderson Fellowship of Alberta Bears Wesley Andreas Dan Flanagan and Stephen Calnen John Andru Forest Hill Public School AppCentrica Inc. James Frost Assurant Services Canada Inc. Murray Frum Foundation Grace Baker Romeo Gagnon Michelle Banik Berns Galloway Matt Barrett Linda Gardner Beacon Environmental The Peter Gilgan Foundation Bent Beauty Supreme Gary Glans Brad Berg and Brian Rolfes Daniel Robert Gooch Blessed Cardinal Newman C.H.S. Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP Jonathon Borland Sina Grace Alex Borovoy Graham Family Foundation BrandActive Peter Graham Tony Brathwaite Sheila Gregory Gregg Brown Andrew Grimes Neil Buddel GTB Agency The Cabinet Salon Zulfikar Gulamhusein Mike Callaghan H&M Vincent Carey and Edwin Friesen Tim Hayman Centraide du Grand Montreal Bennett Haynen Charities Aid Foundation of Canada Gareth Henry Rahim Chunara Andrew Hood CIBC Ruth Hunter-Moffatt Brian Clarkin Peter Husar Jamieson Cochrane E.M. Blake Hutcheson Thomas Cody Tom Hutchinson Andrew Collins Steven Hutton Rachel Courey Andrew Innes and Donald Watson Robert Cramer Mark Irvine David S. Crawford Christopher Jackson Crews & Tangos Herbert Jahn Margaret DaCosta John Steen Michael Daniels and Al Ramsay Robert Johnston Randall Dawson and Rudy Ticzon Robert Juhasz Anthony DeCarli Philip Junek Drew Delaware Heather Kaine Department of Justice Simon Kattar Ross Dobson Kenneth Goggin and Juan Martin Eduarte Tim Dueck Ryan Kerr Anthony Dunn Brent Knowles Victor Dwyer Dario Kosarac Hayley Elsaesser Dr. Colin Kovacs Endeavours and ThinkPlay Joel and Tamara Kronis The Edith and Bernard Ennis Foundation Kevin Phuoc La

24 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis Haley Lamacraft Simon Raphael Lang Foundation RBC Foundation Michael Latimer Reach Capabilities Lawrence Park C. I. Ron Reaman Layne Talent Inc Jason Reynolds Brian Leibel Stephen and Geoffrey Robards Francis Leonard J. Michael Rolland Wayne Leung Roots Canada Daniel Lo Ann Rosenfield Richard Lyle The Rotman Family Foundation Andrew Mahon Foundation Royal Bank of Canada Roy Male E. Ann Saddlemyer Diego Marin Rupen Seoni Mars Wrigley Janice Siekawitch Carole Marshall Robin Singer-Turack Russell Mathew and Scott Ferguson Benjamin Skelton Donald McCulloch Steve and Shannon Small Donell McDonell Wayne Smith and Ross Slater Sean McDonell John Soer Paul McFarlane Bruce Southcott Robert Vanderheyden McKay Spa Excess Keri McKittrick Kyle Spencer Richard McLellan State Street Pride Canada Michael Barr Martin Sterling Rod Miller Trevor Stevenson Fraser Mills Students’ Law Society, University of Windsor Adrian Mitchell and Bruce Youngblud Dale Sturges David Moore Gregory Taylor Gary Moriarty John Therrien and Brian J. Dawson Bill Morneau & Nancy McCain Foundation June Thompson and Terri Holizki Deborah Moss Jill Tinmouth and Dianne Davis Michael Murphy and Shane Small Julio Torres Rosanna Nardi John Torrey Larry Nevard Traction on Demand Juliette Nicolet Tribe Five Dinner Blair O’Connor Ian Turner Katie O’Donovan Union of Taxation Employees Asya Okayeva Anne-Marie Vanier OMERS Jennifer Vella Perry Orestes Oil Thigh Designs Oxford Properties Glen Watson Devan Pailet Waugh Family Foundation Anthony Partipilo and Mo Killu Peter Weiss and Michael Sweeney PC Financial Pat Welch Nancy Pencer Mark Wilson Melinda Pierre-Paul Woody’s Toronto Jamie and Dean Powers Alyce Wright Publicis Canada Nora Young Satish Rai Darrel Zehr

Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 25 Thank you to our 2019 donors American donations

$100,000+ Richard Merk and Brad Peyton Brian Kelly and The Points Guy Prizeo Campaign

$50,000-$99,999 The Calamus Foundation

$25,000-$49,999 Broadway Cares Delta Air Lines GAP Mel Heifetz Peter Lyons and Michael Finkenbine

26 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis $10,000-$24,999 Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Yabu Pushelberg Reginald Lewis Alexander J. Stachnik Daniel Mallory Stonewall Sports Chicago Robin Lord Taylor and Richard DiBella Waukegan Friends

$5,000-$9,999 The ARVD Foundation Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Kent Belden and Dr. Louis Re Lucy Lennox David Blatt and David Moore Alan O’Neill Walter Cain and Paulo Ribeiro Cynthia Ramirez Clark Pellett and Robert Kohl Robert L. Tulini CLAW Corp. Second Life Pride Clifton Family The Andrew D. Zacks Foundation Anthony DeFilippis The FAF Foundation Drew Glick and Alan Miles

Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 27 $1,000-$4,999

Shamoun Afram Pierre Frinault Timothy Allen Kenneth and Sue Fuirst Fahad Alroumi Allison Gans American Endowment Foundation Lawrence Ganzell Sune Andreasen Joshua Gaynor Lisa Archer and Robert Pfister Rena Harel Hunter Arnold Randel Harris Autodesk Foundation Allan Heinberg Belgian Boys LLC Matthew Helmerich Steven Backhaus Adrienne Hiegel and Deborah Nelson Kevin Bagley Jaren Howard Samuel Bernstein and Ronald Shore Ron Huberman Mark Berridge Christopher Hughes and Sean Eldridge Margarite Blades Ian Klier Alexia Bonatsos Harry E. Jackson Ross Boucher Thomas L. Jackson Nicholai P. Braaten James Nutter and Philip Burgess Brian Bartholomew Thomas Jensen Keith Brill and Hok S. Ngov Larry Friedman Christopher Brown Joe Blatt Champalimaud Arthur Johnston Alfred Clark Salem Johnston Howard Clauser Jon Ilani and Mike Ryals Community Foundation of New Jersey Jeffrey Jones Crown Cruise Vacations Pride Los Angeles Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Brian Cruey Martin Kahn William Cybriwsky Bruce and Erica Kane David Strack David Kleiman Debra Sikanas and Russell Radford John G. Kroll Walter Eggers Leo O. Dorji Fund Tracy Raasch and Aybars Emsun Albert Lepage Fantastic Fund of the Sacramento Region Michael Lewis Community Foundation Live Oak Chicago Patricia Feeney and Donna McGrath Michael Longacre David Fernandes and Jesse Kahn Lowell Hamburg Jack Jones Ernest March Kristina Palmieri Travis Marquette

28 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis Mary Johnson Ryan Smith Emily McAfee John Steffens Eric McGinnis Mark Stephanz Thomas McGuire and Thomas Hackett Carl H. Stiehl Matthew Messel SurveyMonkey For Good Social Impact Fund Marti Meyerson and Jamie Hooper Kevin Tallat-Kelpsa Aidan Mouat Telaireus Herrin Stephen Murray The Castle Family Foundation Todd Nash The Doyle Dreiling and Jim Coakley Fund Neal Kjos and Tim Helke The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund Guillermo Nicolas The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable Trust, Patrick North LLC Sean O’Connell The McEwen-Fial Family Fund Open Pit’s Mine Gala The New York Community Trust The Overbrook Foundation The Peter Kinney Lisa Sandquist Foundation Andrew Passeri The Rivers School James Pelletier Thea Ellis Kerry Pond William Thompson Brian Porter John Throckmorton David Profitt Upwork Up & Out ERG Ernest Pusateri Jeremy Vogel Frank Quinn Andrew Wachtfogel R. Apple Gren-Overbrook Management The Black and White Party Inc. Laura Raymond John H (Doc) Willoughby & Stephen Brockman Meredith Roane World Bear Weekend 2019 Daniel Rosenthal Gail Yashar and Christopher Smith Sacramento Region Community Foundation David Yuppa Michael and Lesa Schepers Rick Zimmerman Donald Schmidgall Eric Schuman Nicholas Scodro Scott Kuentz Chung-chieh Shan Tim Shea Neil Sheehan Frank Silverio David Skeist Timothy J. Smith and Michael Nass

Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 29 Thank you to our 2019 volunteers

CASE VOLUNTEERS EE TEAM PSR COMMITTEE Ben Gardent Pixley Bailey Alex Lapukhin Maher Saide Sid Sengupta MENA TEAM Barry Trentham Noah Adams Natasja VanderBerg Ehab Jaber Douglas Watkins Youssef Kamar Gérard Wiser

SCA TEAM OTHER VOLUNTEERS Haran Vijayanathan Sorcha Beirne, Community Worker Practicum Student, George Brown College SSA TEAM Jordan Crocker, Legal Pro Bono Student, Sebastian Commock Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Elliot Fonarev Amir Ghoreshi, Legal Pro Bono Student, Bernard Mumuluh University of Toronto Josh Scheinert Lisa Hipgrave, Community Worker Practicum, Giancarlo Volpe George Brown College Karlene Williams-Clarke Paige Maclean, Social Work Practicum Student, University of Victoria Alyssa Manning, Legal Advisor Khaleed Mawji, Legal Pro Bono Student, York University May Tartoussy, Translator Andrew Woodman, Legal Advisor Sophie Zhong, Legal Pro Bono Student, York University

30 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis SETTLEMENT TEAMS Day Settlement Team Team Sumayya Team Capital One Team Three Team Glowing Hearts Team Uhuru Team Indigo Team Umoja Team Malaja Team Welcome Team New Start Team York Team Rahim and Amir Team YYZ Team Rainbow Routes

ALL ABOARD USA COMMITTEE CANADA COMMITTEE Kent Belden Michael Battista Stephen Brockman Stephen Gardner Anthony De Filippis Caleb Goodman Jessica Ibbitson Krista Hill Brian Kelly Peter Husar Bruce Koff Mark Kelly Peter Lyons Jeffrey Kroeker Michael Murphy Al Ramsay Doc Willoughby Blake Smith Michael Smith Bruce Wilson Anthony Partipilo and Mo Killu Myron Wells and Mike Zaranyik

Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 31 Thank you to our supporters

The 519 Richard Diaz Abbozzo Gallery Dignity Network Carmyn Aleshka Paul Dillane, Senior Advisor (former) Joan Anderson Julie Dorf The Arkells Ted Durst Avenue Road Amina Dzhabrailov Salah Bachir & Jacob Yerex Aybars Emsun Shupa Barua Tracy Emsun Raasch Lauren Bates Cecilio Escobar Michael Battista Greg Fettes Annabelle Bernard Jeff Fettes & Chris Wallace Randy Boissonnault Michael Finkenbine Chris Bolan John Flippen James Booty Alexa Fogel Louis Bradbury David France Christopher Brohman Angelyn Francis SJ Brown Stephen Gardner David Brown Jay Ginsherman Claire Burns, Interim Manager of Operations Rory Gissane Maggie Cassella Glad Day Bookshop Gunjan Chandok Gital Gosai Nick Chapman Peter Graham Raphael Chatelain Michelle Hartlen Staceyann Chin Hewitt’s Kitchen (Aaron Hewitt) Jennifer Coffey Andrea Houston, Development Officer (former) Aaron Crespin & Chad Molleken ILGA Jordan Crocker Inside Out Deloitte Margaret James Dan Denver Tim Jones Adrineh Der-Boghossian Mark Kelly & Winston Griffith

32 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis Doug Kerr Reach Capablities (Ross Slater & Wayne Smith) Labatt Daniel Rozak Karim Ladak Patrick Sessler Steven Larkin Alison Sharp Eric Lauzon Adam Sherkin The Lead PR (Jeffrey Schneider & Seth Adam) Amy Sherwood Emma Lewzey Sonya Shields Alex Lincoln Jacqueline Tessitore Justin LoPresti Lukus Toane Robin Lord Taylor & Richard DiBella Traction on Demand Mickey MacIntyre Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Justin Mikita Becca Manheimer Onwa Uchechukwu (Valentine) Brendan Mason The Upside Down Tree Foundation Elton McDuffus Kevork Vahedjian Scott McNeill Jason Van Tassel Tiq and Kim Milan Tom Viola John Miller Meryl Warren, Manager of Operations Navigator (former) Aditi Nayak Lulu Wei Sam Naylor Ryan White Akshat Niranjan Stephanie Whittick Brian O’Donnell Philip Wong, Director of Development Phil Palmer (former) Mira Patel Yabu Pushelberg’s Philanthropy Committee Jodie Paterson Danielle Yoon Plus1 Gabrielle Zilkha The Points Guy (Brian Kelly) Leanne Zucchero Mark Pratt Pride Toronto Glenn Pushelberg and George Yabu

Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis | 33 Board and Staff

STAFF

LEADERSHIP Kimahli Powell, L.L.D (Hons), Executive Director Winnie Luk, Managing Director

TEAM Sandi Baker, Manager of Finance Kathryn Busch, Development Officer Scott Ferguson, Development Officer Ashton Giese, Senior Development Officer, USA Gareth Henry, Senior Case Officer, Caribbean Devon Matthews, Manager of Program Development Kyle Miller, Development Officer Björn Wagenpfeil, Program Officer Eric Wright, Communications Officer Lauren Jade Young, Program Officer

34 | Beyond Borders: Helping LGBTQI people find safety in a global crisis BOARD OF DIRECTORS - CANADA Caleb Goodman, Chair Larry Hughsam, Treasurer Ann Rosenfield, Vice Chair Anne-Marie Vanier, Secretary Anthony De Filippis, Director David Dubrovsky, Director Ian Gregoire, Director Krista Hill, Director Bruce Koff, Director John McNain, Director Michael Murphy, Director Al Ramsay, Director Andrew Swart, Director Karlene Williams-Clarke, Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS - U.S.A. Anthony De Filippis, Treasurer David Dubrovsky, Secretary Michael Murphy, Chair Karen Haycox, Director Bruce Koff, Director Titi Naomi Tukes, Director

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