The Rainbow Railroad is helping gay men escape Chechen concentration camps. They need our help.

Nomenimion · 2017-04-27T23:23:55+00:00

Good for them. What's happening in Chechnya is terrible.

Ciceros_Assassin · 2017-04-27T19:50:00+00:00

More information: this specific fundraiser is detailed on the Facebook page, though because all donations through that link first have to go through FB's donation clearinghouse, your donation will reach the organization faster if you use the donate link on their website (US version).

https://www.facebook.com/donate/10154909067448889/10154916546913889/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chechnya-ramzan-kadyrov-gay-men-eliminate-chechen-leader-detain-torture-end-may-2017-camps-russia-a7700711.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_concentration_camps_in_Chechnya

Clatteringshaws · 2017-05-02T07:56:33+00:00

From OP's comment history:

it's fucking irritating being forced to wait for some mouthbreather to pump my gas when I visit. Sure, it creates jobs - useless ones
"Male tears" mugs, for instance - I know that if I had made a space to talk about issues affecting people like me, and another group was constantly injecting themselves there and demanding we talk about them instead, I'd probably turn to humor to blow of some of that frustrated steam.
the reason the draft has been male-only is certainly a sexist one, but not sexist against men.
feminism isn't anti-men. Feminists are anti-MRM, which, I mean, so are we, frankly.
On this comment about the Gender gap in university admissions - "goes on for centuries in the other direction, that's just the way it is. Happens in less than a decade in this direction, and everybody loses their minds.": Cool, it, fellas. His frustration comes from a genuine place
On the University Of York cancelling International Mens Day celebrations: the opposition wasn't because it wasn't about women, it was because they believed it was MRM activism, which they oppose for good reasons (that we largely agree with)
all men have a stake in the issue of abuse by abusive men... "men have to stop abuse" in the leadership sense
the men-only draft originally [was] a result of prejudice against women for combat roles
On a sign posted at a school telling white men to 'step aside': Anyone interested in discussing if the sign actually isn't all that bad, if you look at it as a reasonably justifiable expression of anger about historical sidelining and not, like, an actual serious policy proposal? No?
male abuse victims being arrested... has happened... only because justice is often messy (And this coming from an attorney! SMH)
No school wants to expel a student who doesn't deserve it... while sometimes the outcomes are less just than we would like, for the most part, they all come from an honest and kind effort

MagicTampon · 2017-04-28T02:33:11+00:00

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thrway_1000 · 2017-04-28T08:19:31+00:00

https://archive.is/Ttxdv

Vandechoz · 2017-04-27T21:40:28+00:00

"WHO WE HELP"

We have been successful in helping [LGBT] individuals from the Caribbean, Africa and Middle East where we have local networks to support and validate cases.

At any given time, Rainbow Railroad is working on 30-50 open cases, confirming their details, putting them in touch with local resources and helping them identify safe routes for escape. As the situation worsens in many parts of the world, these numbers continue to grow.

Specific example:

Rainbow Railroad helped Makena escape to Europe in 2015

Makena is a young lesbian whose parents wanted to “fix her” by sending her "counselling", where she experienced corrective rape. She was ostracized and beaten by members of her community, and eventually forced to flee her family home because people in her village thought she was possessed by demons. She lived in hiding for a some time. Makena recently left Africa for a European country that protects the rights and lives of LGBTQ people.

future_value · 2017-04-28T23:58:08+00:00

Can you prove that this organization does not engage in anti-man activism?

Satansyngel · 2017-04-30T23:16:39+00:00

YES CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE MUSLIM INVADERS. FUCK OFF.

2017-05-01T12:55:59+00:00

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Title	The Rainbow Railroad is helping gay men escape Chechen concentration camps. They need our help.
Author	Ciceros_Assassin
Upvotes	354
Comments	49
Date	April 27, 2017 7:47 PM UTC (9 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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