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Rainbow Welcome!​

Improving the reception of LGBTIQ+ refugees in Europe ​
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Do you also want to express your support for LGBTIQ+ refugees and fight against the discrimination they face? Share the campaign using the #RainboWelcome hashtag on social media.

Emelyne

“One of the first requests here is for a cocoon, a space to call your own.”
Read Emelyne's story

Rajae

“Being a lesbian in Morocco is so taboo that people wonder if it really exists.”
Read Rajae's story

Arsène

“We need LGBTIQ+ associations in the reception centres. I didn’t have that.”
Watch Arsène's video testimony

Zein

“We come here to have peace and to live our lives as human beings.”
Read Zein's story
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The RainboWelcome Map

You’re searching for a LGBTIQ+ shelter close to your location? You want to discover and get inspired by good practices in Europe?
Check the rainbowelcome map!

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FINAL CONFERENCE

The reception of LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers and refugees in Europe

12 October 2022 – European Parliament (Brussels)

Organised with the support of the LGBTIQ+ Intergroup of the European Parliament

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Photo of the conference

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Rainbow Welcome!

The #RainboWelcome project is co-financed by the REC programme of the European Union, and will be implemented from September 2020 to August 2022. 

The project is coordinated by POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ–PLS, an independent European think & do tank committed to promoting solidarity and sustainability in Europe.

Co-funded by the Programme Rights, Equality
and Citizenship of the European Union
(2014-2020)

This website and the project content reflects the views of the authors, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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Rainbow Welcome! visual universe

Rainbow Welcome! visual identity has been developed by Alison Roger France, in collaboration with PLS and all the partners. 

She studied the complexity of sexuality, sexual orientations, genders, gender expressions, identities, sexual characteristics, fluidity between the various spectrums, etc. She also adopted a reflective creation process including refugees’ journey in life and on earth to finally come with those organic forms whose nasting, movements and textures aim at illustrating the multiplicity and complexity of each and all individuals. Of course, the colours of the LGBTIQ+ flag have been used. The whole is wanted to be dynamic, intriguing and … positive. Our message is the one of reception and inclusion, as stated in our motto “Rainbow refugees, WELCOME!”.