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About the Marsha P. Johnson Institute The Marsha P. Johnson Institute protects and defends the human rights of black transgender people. They do this by organizing, advocating, creating an intentional community to heal, developing transformative leadership, and promoting collective power. The mission of the Institute is to reclaim the life and legacy of Marsha P. Johnson. Its founding was rooted in developing a response to the intersectionality of the murder of black trans women and women of color –– and the social, economic, racial, gender and reproductive discrimination such victims face.
About Rainbow Railroad Around the world LGBTQI+ people continue to face oppression worldwide; in over 70 countries there are laws that criminalize same sex intimacy and discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. In eight countries same sex intimacy is punishable by death.
The global refugee crisis is exasperating the plight of LGBTQI+ people worldwide. According to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees, there are now over 70 million displaced people in the world – the largest number since the Second World War. For many reasons, LGBTQI+ people face unique challenges trying to claim refugee status. Rainbow Railroad exists to provide a solution to this problem. The organization’s ultimate goal is a world free of persecution.
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