Rainbow Railrod announced that the first group of LGBTQ Afghan refugees arrived in the United Kingdom just before Halloween.
They are safe, but hundreds more remain unsafe in Afghanistan and safe houses in neighboring countries, the organization said.
But security breaches threaten the operation. The first group of 29 LGBTQ Afghans arrived in the United Kingdom October 29. The queer Afghans were evacuated by the U.K.
government and Toronto-based Rainbow Railroad and UK-based Stonewall. "This is just the beginning of our efforts to help hundreds of LGBTQI+ individuals we are supporting in Afghanistan relocate to safety," Rainbow Railroad Executive Director Kimahli Powell, stated in a release issued by the UK government. "We look forward to