The letter highlights the plight of the community at “extreme risk of torture and death at the hands of the Taliban” and asks the government to open humanitarian corridors to rescue them.
It is signed by Nancy Kelley, Chief Executive of Stonewall, and Kimahli Powell, Executive Director of Rainbow Railroad, who are both calling for assurances that LGBTQ+ Afghans will be resettled and to remind the government that they may not be able to readily disclose evidence of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The non-profits also provided a list of LGBTQ+ Afghans who are within reach of Kabul airport in the hopes that they can be more easily identified and evacuated. “With news breaking this morning that there is a matter of hours left in