Save LGBT 🏳️‍🌈 🇮🇷 refugees in Turkey

thinking about this beautiful boy — alireza fazeli monfared, an iranian 20 year old, was recently killed by his family for being gay. after being exempted from the military for having a “sexual disorder,” his family beheaded him and left him under a tree. rest in heaven

Chris created Rainbow Refugee, it's our turn to help her now! Please do whatever you can and share this 🙏🏻 gofundme.com/f/calling-all-…

"More than 50% claimants said they had experienced discrimination in the host country. 83% of supporters stated that SOGI claimants they knew had experienced discrimination in the country where they claimed asylum." The SOGICA surveys report_1 July 2020 sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/9258…

Iranian aide who shared cartoon of loving same-sex parents faces up to ten years in prison for ‘homosexual propaganda’ pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/19/sha…

So proud of @rainbowrefugee and their contribution in helping #LGBTQ #refugees to flee persecution and bring them to safety. #saveLGBTrefugeesinTurkey #LGBTrefugees

Thank you @HonAhmedHussen, @R_Boissonnault, @rainbowrefugee for helping more #LGBTQ #refugees fleeing persecution reach safety in #Canada! #saveLGBTrefugeesinTurkey #LGBTrefugees

Another good news! At the announcement by @HonAhmedHussen to extend @rainbowrefugee Assistance Program, we were promised a follow up on a petition we submitted with 10,000 signatures to save #LGBTrefugees stranded in unsafe conditions in Turkey. #saveLGBTrefugeesinTurkey #LGBTQ

@Aletheiaholic @MichelleRempel @BarbaraRKay I'm sorry, but UNHCR cannot do anything if resettlement countries don't give them quota for LGBT Refugees. Which means no resettlement referral to Canada. Since 2015 Canada has stopped accepting LGBT refugees leaving hundreds of us stranded in Turkey. Michelle is saving our lives

@LGBTrefugees @MichelleRempel @BarbaraRKay Blame it on UNHCR. Michelle is using you for votes.

Yazidis and Christians deserve priority asylum. twitter.com/MichelleRempel…

@Aletheiaholic @MichelleRempel @BarbaraRKay As a matter of fact, prioritizing some group of refugees over another vulnerable is what left LGBT Refugees in limbo. Since 2015 Canada has not accepted any referral from UNHCR Turkey, to prioritize Syrian refugees. So why to choose a group over another? google.com.tr/amp/s/www.newy…

@LGBTrefugees @MichelleRempel @BarbaraRKay Just to let you guys know, I am not against taking gay refugees... I am against prioritizing one prosecuted group over another prosecuted groups, which for me is definitely virtue signalling.

@MichelleRempel @Aletheiaholic @BarbaraRKay Thank you Michelle for talking about the plight of #LGBTRefugees. Hundreds of us are stranded in Turkey and under daily #homophobic attacks because UNHCR doesn't refer any to Canada, and US still not processing 18 months after the ban. We have no support #saveLGBTrefugeesinTurkey

@Aletheiaholic @BarbaraRKay No. Religious, ethnic and sexual minorities are often the world’s most vulnerable -this is fact. This is why I’ve advocated for both Yazidis (genocide survivors) and other minority groups to have priority processing in our asylum system. The UN resettlement process....

Iranian LGBT Refugees are protesting in their assigned cities on #RefugeeDay asking int'l attention and help to be rescued from homophobic country of Turkey #saveLGBTrefugeesinTurkey #RefugeeWeek2018 #Pride @PinkNews @huffpostqueer @UKLGIG @MichelleRempel hevilgbti.org/index.php/2018…

Helping refugees becoming a 'popularity contest,' says advocate | CBC Radio #SaveLGBTrefugeesinTurkey #RefugeesWelcome #LGBTrefugees #RefugeeWeek2018 #refugeeday #PrideWeek #pride #PrideMonth @HonAhmedHussen @R_Boissonnault @jnbeuze @MichelleRempel cbc.ca/radio/thecurre…

Here's a great summary on the current situation in #Turkey: newyorker.com/news/our-colum… #LGBTQ #SaveLGBTrefugeesinTurkey #WorldRefugeeDay

Coming up this morning on @TheCurrentCBC at 8:30am, our ED @Kimahli Powell will be discussing the challenges facing persecuted #LGBTQ refugees as they find a path to freedom. #WorldRefugeeDay Listen here: cbc.ca/listen/shows/t… #RefugeesWelcome #SaveLGBTrefugeesinTurkey

The L.G.B.T. Refugees in #Turkey Who Refuse to Be Forgotten newyorker.com/news/our-colum…

@UNHCRCanada @jnbeuze @RefugeesMedia @bikodesigns @TransWorkforce Why Iranian #lgbtrefugees are not welcome? We are living in unsafe conditions for years and everybody has forgotten about us. How can you talk about LGBT Refugees without mentioning vulnerable LGBTs who have fled persecution years ago #saveLGBTrefugeesinTurkey #WelcomeRefugees

“It is is very difficult for them to come out about why they are leaving their homes” - @UNHCRCanada representative @jnbeuze on the challenges faced by #LGBTQ refugees 🏳️‍🌈 #RefugeesWelcome #PrideMonth #WithRefugees

@UNHCRCanada @jnbeuze @RefugeesMedia @bikodesigns @TransWorkforce #saveLGBTrefugeesinTurkey, abandoned for years & facing homophobic violence, with no #resettlement option! @HonAhmedHussen @MichelleRempel @eucopresident @HillaryClinton @sanchezcastejon @RainbowRailroad @rainbowrefugee @RainbowRef @RefugeesChief @ccrweb @MichaelCasasol4 @jnbeuze

@EvelynOldfield @RefugeeWeek #saveLGBTrefugeesinTurkey, abandoned for years & facing homophobic violence, with no #resettlement option! @HonAhmedHussen @MichelleRempel @eucopresident @HillaryClinton @sanchezcastejon @RainbowRailroad @rainbowrefugee @RainbowRef @RefugeesChief @ccrweb @MichaelCasasol4 @jnbeuze

#RefugeeWeek starts tomorrow! Check out the link below or our e-bulletin (mailchi.mp/6d464fe7e1a5/e…) for tons of Refugee Week events, opportunities to get involved, and ways to support refugees in your community! #refugeeswelcome #Refugeeweek2018 #evelynoldfield twitter.com/refugeeweek/st…

We ask the LGBT celebrities to become our voices #SaveLGBTRefugeesInTurkey @druidDUDE @Charlie_Carver @ColtonLHaynes @ActuallyNPH @janemarielynch @TheRealLukevans @therealjimparsons @THEsaragilbert @ricky_martin @maria_bello @EllenPage @Jeauxdee @JLo @taylorswift13 @Oprah @cher