Topic: LGBTQ Refugees

Sep 17, 2024

Hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people in Ukraine are rising in the context of the war. A new law that would punish these crimes seeks to change this.

Jun 27, 2024

HIAS Emergency Response partnered with Beit El-Meem to distribute food and hygiene care packages for the Arab LGBTQ+ community in Haifa.

Jun 4, 2024

LGBTQ+ people in Latin America face discrimination and violence. However, HIAS is here to help.

May 21, 2024

Jeacqueline works in Los Chiles to provide women, children, and LGBTQ+ people with GBV prevention and response services.

Mar 8, 2024

Seven women on the front lines of the Ukraine response will join HIAS and the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) in New York and Washington to bring their first-hand accounts to United Nations officials and other stakeholders about the war’s ongoing disproportionate impact on women and girls.  

Mar 8, 2024

Hester Moore, who oversees HIAS' response to gender-based violence, discusses our approach to the issue in an interview.

Mar 4, 2024

In honor of International Women's Day, we honor inspiring refugee women who fled their home countries and built new lives abroad.

Dec 28, 2023

A personal account from a HIAS staffer stationed in Israel after the terrorist attacks, where the emergency response team developed ways to work with local organizations to help some of the estimated 250,000 displaced Israelis. 

Nov 15, 2023

The all-female team has played a critical role in HIAS Mexico's work in serving victims of violence in Tapachula, along Mexico's border with Guatemala.

Jun 27, 2023

In 2014, Robert fled anti-LGBTQ persecution in Uganda, eventually settling in Philadelphia with the assistance of HIAS affiliate HIAS Pennsylvania. Today, as new anti-LGBTQ legislation looms large in Uganda, he has built a new life for himself — and community for LGBTQ refugees in Philadelphia.