Client Guide If you become a client, our goal is to help you reach a safer place and support you through that process. Every situation is different. This page explains how we typically work and what you can expect. Our Approach We focus on helping as many people as possible reach safety. This means: We […]
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Kansas Invalidates Driving Licenses. What Next?
It’s a sad day for transgender Americans, those in Kansas in particular, as the Kansas State Legislature bill SB 244 prohibiting transgender Kansans from changing their assigned gender on a driving license comes in to force. The state has mailed Transgender Kansans a letter advising them that their driving licenses are now invalid, and the […]
Dumber’n A Dirt Sandwich
Howdy My great grandpa moved to Kansas from Ohio in a wagon train. Great grandma had a scar on her leg she claimed was from an Indian arrow. It was probably from climbing over a fence. They settled outside Satanta, took to subsistence farming, and had a couple kids. One of them was my grandad. […]
Tax Deductions
We are a Dutch foundation. This has advantages such as not fearing a government crackdown or surveillance, but disadvantages for donors. You can write donations to us off your taxes in the Netherlands, but the Netherlands is a small country and most of our donors are outside it. A short explanation of how this works […]
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Trans Rescue is an amazing place to volunteer. You will be helping to save the lives of individual trans and queer people. Not some vague “helping save lives”, but saying “I made sure that Alice had food and housing during the process” or “I raised 2000 € last month. As a result Bob is now […]
Luzira Prison Decarceration Effort
Africa Queer Network and Trans Rescue have been cooperating to help trans people trapped in Uganda’s prison system. Previously we have freed three from various prisons. Now we are concentrating on the notorious Luzira Upper Prison and have freed 8 trans women from there. AQNetwork in Uganda has been investigating rumors of “many” trans women […]
Grants Announcement: Fonds de Trut Supports Our East African Trans Decarceration Work
We are excited to announce that Fonds de Trut has generously granted Trans Rescue €2000 for our East African Trans Decarceration project. In countries like Uganda where current legislation criminalizes LGBTQI+ populations, there is an urgent need for resources to secure the release of trans and queer people who have been incarcerated and now face […]
Questions About Our Computer Security
We get a fair number of questions about our computer security. Enough that we’ve written this post so we can stop responding individually. Often these questions are in the form of Blah is owned by a big corporation, and the CIA spends their days reading what you say on it! You are morally defective for […]
Border Crossing Basics
Alexis Border Crossing Basics Many people who approach Trans Rescue are looking to potentially cross a border for the first time. The exact precautions and rules will vary depending on the country you are entering, but below are some basic guidelines to make any border crossing go as smoothly as possible. These are intended for […]
Donating and Taxes From Outside the Netherlands
Thank you for your support. If you wish to donate but don’t care about claiming on your taxes, we have a form for direct donations here. Donating directly avoids a bit of fuss for both Forbidden Colours and ourselves. If you are donating from outside the Netherlands, know that we are a Dutch foundation. So […]