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Micro Rainbow
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We run safe houses & socio-economic programmes for #LGBTQI people fleeing persecution.
👉We provide over 40,000 safe bed-nights a year for LGBTQI people fleeing persecution 🏳️‍🌈
#Homelessness #Refugees #SafeHousing
https://microrainbow.org/
What is it like to seek asylum as an #LGBTQI person in the UK? Our National Director and human rights activist Moud Goba talks about the realities of seeking asylum as a gay or trans person, from unsafe accommodation to queerphobia and racism and having to 'prove' your identity.
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Why you should show solidarity with people seeking #asylum

Our patron, human rights activist and co-founder of UK Black Pride @ladyphyll.bsky.social talks about why standing up against xenophobia and hate is so important right now.

#refugeeswelcome
November 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
We’ve welcomed Layla, a trans woman from Iraq, to Micro Rainbow safe housing in the West Midlands! 🏳️‍⚧️

Now she can begin rebuilding her life in safety 💜

Help make more arrivals like this possible 👉 microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#LGBTQI #ChangingLGBTQILives
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🎉 Karim and Bilal, a gay couple from Algeria who lived in our safehouse in London, have just been granted refugee status! 🏳️‍🌈

Now they can begin rebuilding their lives in safety and dignity 💜

Support LGBTQI people seeking asylum 👉 microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#ChangingLGBTQILives
October 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🏠 3 things you should know about our safehouses for #LGBTQI people seeking asylum 👇

Our CEO and founder Sebastian Rocca explains how our safe housing programme helps LGBTQI people avoid homelessness and rebuild their lives.

Support our work: microrainbow.org/become-an-al...
October 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We’ve welcomed Kauna, a bisexual woman from Namibia, to Micro Rainbow safe housing in the West Midlands! 🏳️‍🌈

Now she can begin rebuilding her life in safety 💜

Help make more arrivals like this possible 👉 microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#ChangingLGBTQILives
October 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Congratulations to Kymani, a #non-binary person from Trinidad and Tobago, who has just been granted #refugee status! 🏳️‍🌈

Now they can begin rebuilding their life in safety and dignity 🌈

💜 Help us support more people like Kymani 👉 microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#ChangingLGBTQILives
October 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth our National Director Moud Goba talks about 3 Black, #LGBTQI and UK-based icons you should know.

Who should we add to the list?

@africanrainbowfam.bsky.social @ladyphyll.bsky.social @bandykiki.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This #WorldHomelessDay we’re calling for visibility and action for #LGBTQI #AsylumSeekers who are too often forgotten in the homelessness crisis.

Help us eradicate homelessness of LGBTQI people fleeing persecution by becoming a Micro Rainbow ally: microrainbow.org/become-an-ally
October 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
We’ve welcomed Yasin, a gay man from Somalia, to Micro Rainbow safe housing in the West Midlands! 🏳️‍🌈

Now he can begin rebuilding his life in safety 💜

Help make more arrivals like this possible 👉 microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#LGBTQI #AsylumSeekers #SafeHousing #ChangingLGBTQILives
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
For Black History Month, our National Director Moud Goba shares 3 practical ways to push back against anti-refugee hate.

Support our work by becoming a Micro Rainbow ally👉 microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#Refugees #BlackHistoryMonth #ChangingLGBTQILives #PowerAndPride2025
October 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Congratulations to Malik, a bisexual man from Sudan, who has just been granted #refugee status! 🏳️‍🌈

Now he can begin rebuilding his life, supported by our moving on team 🌈

Help more people like Malik 👉 microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#ChangingLGBTQILives
October 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Asking our staff members why they're running the Pride Run 10k 👇🌈 Thank you to everyone who participated, organised or donated to show solidarity with #LGBTQI #refugees and people seeking asylum 💗
September 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
No-one should feel unsafe in their home. That's why, in 2017, Micro Rainbow created the first safe housing programme for #LGBTQI #AsylumSeekers. Read this piece to learn why it was started and the impact it had on #queer people seeking safety in the UK.

microrainbow.org/mr-safe-hous...
September 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We’ve welcomed Samuel, a gay man from Cameroon, to Micro Rainbow safe housing 🏠🏳️‍🌈

Now he can begin rebuilding his life in safety and dignity 💜

Help make more arrivals like this possible 👉 microrainbow.org/become-an-ally/

#AsylumSeekers #SafeHousing #ChangingLGBTQILives #LGBTQI
September 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It's still #BisexualAwarenessWeek - and we're still highlighting the biphobia and bi-erasure our community experience in the asylum system.
Read this piece to learn about how #biphobia impacts people fleeing persecution:
🔗 microrainbow.org/bisexual-vis...
#BiWeek
September 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Can you help us get our new safehouse ready for LGBTQI asylum seekers?

We urgently need duvets to keep our new residents warm and comfortable as they settle in!

Send a gift through our Amazon wishlist 👉 www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/...

Every donation helps 💜
September 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Watch our video to find out what it's like to live in one of our safehouses for #LGBTQI #AsylumSeekers 👇

If you, or someone you know needs safe housing, please get in touch by emailing housing@microrainbow.org.

🌈 Support our work: microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#ChangingLGBTQILives
September 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Congratulations to Zara, a trans woman from Tajikistan, who has just been granted #refugee status! 🏳️‍⚧️

Now she can begin rebuilding her life, supported by our Moving On team🌈

💜 Help us support more people like Zara: microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#ChangingLGBTQILives
September 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Did you get our latest newsletter in your inbox? You can read it here 📩
Make sure you get the next one by signing up for our mailing list - you can keep up with all our work with #LGBTQI people fleeing persecution 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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September 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We have welcomed Lydia, a lesbian woman from Namibia, to Micro Rainbow safe housing where she can live freely and focus on her asylum claim 🏠

💜 Help make more arrivals like this possible👉 microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#LGBTQI #AsylumSeekers #SafeHousing #ChangingLGBTQILives
September 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We’re proud to share that Micro Rainbow has been shortlisted for Charity/Not-For Profit of the Year at the 2025 European Diversity Awards!

This nomination recognises the fantastic work our team does every day to support LGBTQI people fleeing persecution🌈 #EDA25
September 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We have welcomed Hussein, a gay man from Iraq, to Micro Rainbow safe housing, where he has the freedom and security to focus on rebuilding his life🏠🏳️‍🌈

💜 Help make more arrivals like this possible👉 microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#LGBTQI #Refugees #AsylumSeekers #SafeHousing
August 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Watch us prepare a safehouse for #LGBTQI #AsylumSeekers while learning about the asylum system in the UK 👇

Support our work by becoming a Micro Rainbow ally: microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#ChangingLGBTQILives
August 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
1 month to go until Pride Run 10k!👟 Read testimonials from previous years' participants 👇

Your ticket will help fund our social inclusion and moving on work with #LGBTQI asylum seekers & refugees🌈

Sign up to run: priderun10k.org

#ChangingLGBTQiLives
August 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM