Worldwide Information Blogger Luc Schrijvers: All Out members helped save lives in Chechnya

donderdag 21 februari 2019

All Out members helped save lives in Chechnya

Dear friends –

Over 3,500 All Out members donated enough to fully fund the emergency evacuation of LGBT+ people from Chechnya.

We're so proud. Lives were saved because of this global movement.

Even though the headlines have stopped, LGBT+ people in Chechnya are still in danger. The round-ups and torture will likely continue. Our partners on the ground estimate that the number of people in need of evacuation could double.

That's why we're going to keep working with our Russian partners to find sustainable, long-term ways for the Chechen LGBT+ community to be safe. And that means continuing to build our movement, so we can come together, louder than ever, to influence those in power and change the world. I need your help to do this.

Become an All Out Equality Champion today and join the ever increasing number of people from around the world who give a monthly gift to power this sustainable challenge to hate.

Luc, will you help power this global movement and become a monthly donor with All Out?

All Out members didn't just donate to get people out of Chechnya. These donations went towards helping Chechen refugees rebuild their lives. From legal help to therapy, medical bills and rent, the All Out movement helped give LGBT+ people in need a new lease on life.

This is the power of the All Out global movement. When we come together we can transform lives.

Just imagine for a moment how it feels to escape torture and possible death for a new life in safety. And to know that friends from around the world enabled this to happen!

But we must increase the number of Equality Champions. Our partners on the ground in Russia and Chechnya could let us know at any moment that there are more people who need to be evacuated. We're expecting it. And we must be ready to help again – lives depend on it.

Meanwhile, we'll continue to challenge the power structures that allow homophobes and transphobes to terrorise our communities. We'll keep pressuring world leaders to demand justice for the Chechen victims and punishment for the people who torture, rape, and murder our community.

We'll keep mobilising and fighting so that one day, the calls for help will stop.

Please, power this movement by becoming an Equality Champion today. Your monthly gift will provide us with the support we need to keep fighting for LGBT+ lives year-round.