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Earlier this month, the Q***r Forced Displacement Network (QFDN) officially launched in Bangkok through Rainbow Railroad’s Q***r Forced Displacement Initiative.

The launch followed nearly two years of global consultations. ORAM co-organized the Kenya consultation in October 2025 and participated in the Mexico City consultation, bringing regional perspectives into the network’s development.

At the QFDN launch, ORAM’s East Africa Program Manager, Winfred Wangari, spoke on a panel and shared insights from Kenya on the need for community-led, coordinated action led by displaced LGBTIQ people themselves.

“The findings showed Kenya as a place of both safety and contradiction: a place where people fleeing SOGIESC-related persecution seek protection, only to encounter new forms of persecution, invisibility, and exclusion,” Winfred shared.

These insights show why networks like QFDN are critical: LGBTIQ refugees face violence and exclusion across systems that too often fail to recognize or respond to their realities.

Read Winfred and Steve Roth’s reflections on QFDN, further insights from the Kenya consultation, and how ORAM can support the network here: https://www.oramrefugee.org/post/q-a-oram-s-insights-on-the-q***r-forced-displacement-network

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Join us tomorrow for the ORAM Community Briefing to hear what’s at stake.

We’ll be joined by Dominique Jackson, ORAM leadership, and global experts — and also by Emelda, a bisexual refugee who has participated in ORAM’s programs.

Emelda will share what this support has meant to her. Her voice is a powerful reminder of why this work matters — and what’s at risk right now.

Without closing a $300,000 funding gap, ORAM will be forced to scale back programs that LGBTIQ refugees rely on for safety, stability, and support.

📅 Tuesday, April 21
🕔 5:00–6:00 PM ET
📍 Zoom

Register here: https://alight.zoom.us/meeting/register/BM1RTk8jQx6Bfnq7XOXplA #/registration

If you’re not able to join, please consider supporting the Keep ORAM Strong campaign. 🫶

https://give.oramrefugee.org/campaign/777747/donate