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[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

Ain't no queer liberation without Palestinian self-determination #SaveSheikhJarrah #GazaUnderAttack #FreePalestine

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

We are so grateful for our long-lasting partnership with our friends at @IRAP! Thank you for the critical legal services you provide for LGBTQ clients in the Middle East and North Africa 🙏

[IRAP @IRAP]

Last but not least, @RainbowStreet has identified LGBTQI individuals facing urgent threats for our help seeking pathways to safety.

We’re grateful to all of our partner organizations for their work! (4/4)

[IRAP @IRAP]

We’re proud to work with our partners on bringing vulnerable people to safety. Here are three organizations IRAP works with to identify people who may benefit from legal help or information. (1/4)

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

Solidarity with @EIPR as we breathe a sigh of relief at the release of Gasser Abdel-Razek, Karim Ennarah, and Mohamed Basheer from Egyptian prison. https://t.co/WKxfURIRc9

[Rasha Younes @Rasha__Younes]

1/5 #Lebanon was the only member of the Media Freedom Coalition that refused to sign a statement committing to defend media freedom.

Why? Statement calls for protections for #LGBT media workers that #Lebanon said "contradicts domestic law"

@Aya_Majzoub

https://t.co/ifurpstM9s

[My Kali magazine | مجلة ماي كالي @mykali_mag]

Sign the petition to release Tina (Transwoman) from Egyptian Prison and extradite her back to Cyprus! https://t.co/UiXM3l0D0Z
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via @Change @cairo52org @AcceptCY

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

Registration for @OutRightIntl's #OutSummit is now open! If you're an LGBTQ activist anywhere in the world, you do not want to miss it! Free registration for LGBTQ human rights defenders. The virtual conference will be held December 9-12. Sign up: https://t.co/7U1sdBmf9H

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

Let’s savor this hard-fought victory for human rights. But let's also remember: This is just a new beginning! #BidenHarris2020 #BlackLivesMatter #Transrights #LGBTQrights #humanrights #MiddleEast #Swana #NorthAfrica #MENA

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

Let’s get busy!!! Voters have spoken: No to bigotry, xenophobia, and the politics of fear. But humane immigration policy is still a long way off. Black Lives STILL Matter, despite endless police violence. And a queer-friendly foreign policy agenda is far from guaranteed.

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

As we push the new Biden White House to urgently correct these failures, we must center the needs of marginalized communities everywhere, including the LGBTQ community fighting for their rights worldwide.

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

Turnout in Muslim votes can make the difference in these key states Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas and Pennsylvania.

Call three friends or relatives today to make sure they vote in these key states.

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

@Marie199874 @Rasha__Younes @hrw https://t.co/xyaTDf9zHx <3 <3 <3

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

Thank you again to @Rasha__Younes at @hrw for reporting on issues that are urgent for many #LGBTQ folks in #Jordan and #MENA: "People living with #HIV should never have to choose between deportation to danger and access to lifesaving treatment."

[Rasha Younes @Rasha__Younes]

1/4 #Jordan summarily deports foreign nationals living with #HIV, including #LGBT people living with #HIV who flee to Jordan to escape persecution, despite consequences to their health and safety, and bans them for life from returning.

My take for @hrw: https://t.co/FqXjvKqWAY

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

Egyptian police are arresting men for "suspected" homosexual activity and holding them for months alongside alleged rapists.

[Rasha Younes @Rasha__Younes]

When Seif Bedour, 21, returned to #Egypt this year to visit his family after years studying abroad, he did not expect to end up behind bars.

His “crime”? “Suspicion” about his sexual orientation.

#FreeSeif #FairmontCrime

My take for @hrw:

https://t.co/3ybkajwxlr

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

Centuries Ago: Gay Relationships in Arab History. Thank you @meemmuslim and @Bedayaa1 for this beautiful work! https://t.co/Jhe0xaaAzs

[Rasha Younes @Rasha__Younes]

“The Egyptian government continues to target gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in a "systematic fashion" through arbitrary arrests, torture and other forms of abuse, including forced "virginity tests,”” ⁦@hrw⁩ via ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ https://t.co/LVNYWNF94H

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

Don't miss! Aug 18, 2-3pm PTL: Updates from our friends at @HIASrefugees @ORAMrefugee @OasisLegal on the status of the global refugee crisis and challenges faced by LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers. #lgbtq #refugees #asylum #events https://t.co/31tTKJWFV0

[Rasha Younes @Rasha__Younes]

#Lebanon’s people have long had to pick themselves and what remains of this country up to survive state neglect. We can’t keep working this hard to keep going. We are exhausted, the #Lebanese government is unconcerned.

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

We care especially for our queer family and all our friends and colleagues in Beirut today after this shocking blast. Sending you all our love and best wishes for safety to you and your loved ones 💕

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

We could not have done it without your support!! THANK YOU to all who gave to the Give Out Day campaign, shared with your friends, and showed your support on social media. Every gift and every gesture count. We can't wait to put these gifts to work!

[Rainbow Street @rainbowstreet]

We did it! In our biggest #GiveOutDay yet, Rainbow Street supporters gave over $21,000 to keep LGBTQ people in the Middle East safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.

AND we directed $4,000 in gifts to @TheOkraProject Project who provide nutritious meals to Black trans people.