Innocuous In Innisfil Has Moved

Good Morning #Canada
I spent the weekend with my youngest daughter and she mentioned that the non-profit she works for, #RainbowRailroad, had launched a new website. Despite the fact that she refuses to join Mastodon, I thought I'd give her organization some Fediverse love. Rainbow Railroad literally saves #LGBTQ lives through counseling, support and emergency evacuation from hostile countries. They have assisted 45,000+ individuals since their founding in 2006.
The other charitable organization we support is the Canadian Cancer Society, specifically focused on #BreastCancer because our oldest daughter is a survivor. She also works in non-profit, writing grant and funding proposals for the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. I might have to dedicate a Good Morning post for her work just to be fair.
There's definitely some humble bragging and parental pride this morning, sorry for that. But they both do important work that benefits many others.

#CanadaIsAwesome
https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/

Rainbow Railroad | We help LGBTQI+ people get to safety

In countries around the world, LGBTQI+ people face violence and oppression simply because of who they are. We help them get to safety.

Rainbow Railroad | We help LGBTQI+ people get to safety
Mar 16 at 11:44amWeb
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@paulbusch Can you confirm that Rainbow Railroad is not trying to aid *American* LGBTQ refugees in claiming asylum in Canada? To my knowledge this is *impossible* (as the US is considered by Canada, at least right now, as a safe country). There are reports on Bluesky that RR *is* doing this and I'm worried that if that's incorrect and people take it seriously....
Show threadInnocuous In Innisfil Has MovedMar 16

@adr

I don't work for Rainbow Railroad so any confirmation would have to come from them.
They have an office in the U.S., in New York, that settles LGBTQ refugees from overseas into safe states in the USA.
I'd agree that they could not bring in people from the USA for the reason you stated. Also the Canadian Federal government only provides a limited number of asylum spots to the Canadian RR office, not enough to satisfy the demand from very high risk countries. They wouldn't use their limited spots on USA refugees.
That's my personal opinion and based on 3rd hand knowledge. Rainbow Railroad would have to provide an official statement. Sounds like misinformation being shared on BlueSky.