Founded in 2000 and run entirely by volunteers, Rainbow Refugee is a Vancouver-based community group that supports and advocates for people seeking refugee protection because of persecution based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.
Rainbow Refugee engages in outreach, advocacy and public education on LGBTQ+/HIV+ refugee issues in many different forms, including:
- holding information drop-ins where LGBTQ+/HIV+ people who are considering a claim, or are in the process of making one, can learn about the application process and what community resources are available to them.
- providing information, education and support to people seeking to sponsor refugees in crisis.