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- Advice For Trans Americans on Trump’s Inauguration DayToday, Donald Trump will be inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States. We all know what kind of president he will be, and what this is likely to mean for trans Americans. Our advice remains as it has been for the past few years; for trans Americans to plan their exitContinue reading “Advice For Trans Americans on Trump’s Inauguration Day”
- A Transgender Information Centre: How To Hold The Hate Criminals To AccountAs 2024 draws to a close it’s likely you may be facing every day as we are, with a sense of dread as to what is likely to happen in the New Year. In America, President-elect Trump is making dire pronouncements about how he will come for trans people once elected, in the UK KeirContinue reading “A Transgender Information Centre: How To Hold The Hate Criminals To Account”
- Interpreting Trump’s Speech On Transgender PolicyAs this is being written, we sit just under a month away from President Trump’s second inauguration. As you might expect, his every utterance is being studied for clues as to the direction his notoriously unpredictable administration might take, though with some pronouncements there’s little room for doubt. Currently in the news is a speechContinue reading “Interpreting Trump’s Speech On Transgender Policy”
- Don’t Bet the Farm On It, But A UK-Europe Youth Mobility Scheme Might Help YouIt’s fair to say that for British trans people, 2025 does not promise to be the best of years. The much-hated Conservative government may have gone, but the newly-elected Labour government of Keir Starmer has proven itself to be just as infiltrated by TERFs as its predecessor. As this is being written our community isContinue reading “Don’t Bet the Farm On It, But A UK-Europe Youth Mobility Scheme Might Help You”
- Donating and Taxes From Outside the NetherlandsThank 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. SoContinue reading “Donating and Taxes From Outside the Netherlands”
- LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back.This article is our participation in the protest against the Democratic Party’s abandonment of Trans people in the USA proposed by Julia Serano. Many of these articles will be, I’m sure, angry rejoinders at the Democrats’ cowardice, or angry Jeremiads against the genocide of trans people. We instead invite patriots from anywhere in the politicalContinue reading “LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back.”
- Four ‘do’s of teaching English and living abroadFor many people, teaching English in a foreign country is a popular and realistic way of travelling the world. You can sample cultures and meet people that you may only have read or watched vlogs about. For many of us it has also represented a way out of our countries, allowing us to live abroadContinue reading “Four ‘do’s of teaching English and living abroad”
- Getting a US passportThe most important item you will need for any relocation plan is a passport. It is crucial to get your passport as soon as possible in case you need to move quickly. Your passport application and appointment Visit https://usa.gov/passport for locations of passport facilities. You can also find and print the paperwork you will need.Continue reading “Getting a US passport”
- Getting Out With Little FundsBusted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train? You can still get out. You will, admittedly, need a little money, but it’s door dash money, not $10,000. Remember that most people who are refugees are far poorer than you. The Pakistani guy who’s made his way to the Calais jungle started with a nestContinue reading “Getting Out With Little Funds”
- How Accommodation Sharing Might WorkDonald Trump won the 2024 Presidential election, and since anti-trans rhetoric has been a central plank of both his campaign and the policies behind it, the prospects are not looking good for America’s trans people. Our advice to trans Americans is to leave the USA in any way possible before he has a chance toContinue reading “How Accommodation Sharing Might Work”
- Documents For Your Bugout BagEveryone should make a document bugout bag. This should be part of your physical bugout bag. This allows you and your family to move efficiently across borders, here’s a comprehensive list to ensure you’re prepared. These documents cover the most critical, helpful, and non-vital but beneficial items to include. Below is a list that youContinue reading “Documents For Your Bugout Bag”
- Post Election Assistance to the USAIt’s happened, and Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States, with all that means for trans Americans. We wish we could offer all of you one of our individual consultations to help you form a plan to get out. But we’re not going to be able to do that. Since theContinue reading “Post Election Assistance to the USA”
- 2024 US ElectionA dark cloud has fallen over America, and it may be many years before it is lifted. The moment we all dreaded has arrived, the Presidential election has been called for Donald Trump. Trump’s supporters will undoubtedly act as though he is already president, and we expect in the immediate future they will act inContinue reading “2024 US Election”
- Closing IntakeWe have ever more people seeking our help. When we don’t feel like we can help the ‘average’ passenger within about 90 days, we feel it’s unfair to the passenger to tell them we are going to get them out or assure them they are somewhere in a who-knows-how-long waiting list. We are now atContinue reading “Closing Intake”
- Review Of the Year: 2023It’s been a hectic but transformative year for Trans Rescue with a lot of stress and plenty of ups and downs, but we’ve come through it and we’re delighted to be able to say that with your help we’ve been able to help over 140 people to safety so far in 2023. In this reviewContinue reading “Review Of the Year: 2023”
- Maeen al-Dahbali – Now It Can Be ToldMaeen is a Yemeni cis man who became an anti-child-soldier activist during the earlier years of the Yemeni civil war, subsequently becoming the civil servant with responsibility for child services in the city of Taiz. This made him the enemy of all the warring factions due to his opposition to child recruitment, and he wasContinue reading “Maeen al-Dahbali – Now It Can Be Told”
- What They Don’t Want You To Know About How The Asylum System WorksThere are some subjects that everyone knows a lot about, but the “knowledge” they have is instead received opinion which bears only a passing resemblance to the truth. As a non-profit which deals with refugees we’re right in the thick of just such a subject, because everybody has a lot of received opinions about asylumContinue reading “What They Don’t Want You To Know About How The Asylum System Works”
- Why We Are Sounding The Alarm For Transgender Americans.As a Brit who travels to and from mainland Europe on a regular basis, there’s something of a sobering reminder to be found beneath your feet as you walk around European towns and cities. Every now and then you’ll see a small brass plaque in the pavement, with a name, some dates, and sometimes aContinue reading “Why We Are Sounding The Alarm For Transgender Americans.”
- America’s Slide Towards Fascism: It’s Not To Late To Get Out… Yet.Though our operations over the last year have had a focus in the developing world, the situation closer to home for us in countries such as the USA has been of significant concern. An inevitable descent into some form of fascism seems all-too-possible, and since we trans people are the scapegoat of the moment it’sContinue reading “America’s Slide Towards Fascism: It’s Not To Late To Get Out… Yet.”
- Anatomy Of A ScamIt’s an unfortunate but inevitable side-effect of running a non-profit working in developing countries, that we find ourselves the target of scammers who impersonate desperate passengers in order to extract money from us. Some of their stories sound believable at first, others fall apart after asking simple questions, and the rest, well, let’s just sayContinue reading “Anatomy Of A Scam”
- Information for Ugandans Fleeing UgandaThis is a frequently updated status page for those leaving Uganda. Current update 07:38 9 May, 2023 We currently have NO funds to assist in leaving Uganda. We CAN offer advice and assistance if you have funds. We CAN get help to you if you are jailed in Uganda. If you have medical training, areContinue reading “Information for Ugandans Fleeing Uganda”
- Preparing for Civil UnrestMany news organizations are reporting that Donald Trump will be arrested by the Manhattan District Attorney this coming Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Hospitals, fire stations, the US Military, and police are gearing up for unrest. This NBC News report says the cops are on high alert. Jon Cooper, Biden’s campaign manager, asked on Twitter ifContinue reading “Preparing for Civil Unrest”
- How To Pack A Bug-Out BagWhen you’ve got to get out, and fast, you need a bug-out bag containing the essentials for your escape. What do you need to think about when packing yours? Everybody’s bug-out plan will be different to suit their needs, we’re here to set you thinking about what you’ll need to do. Here in 2023, transContinue reading “How To Pack A Bug-Out Bag”
- See The Bigger Picture, And SurviveWe’re Trans Rescue, and what we do is help trans people get out of dangerous places around the world. If you’re reading this site, you’ll know that the number of places we’re concerned about is rising, and we don’t think it’s hyperbolae to say that countries such as the USA and the UK are headingContinue reading “See The Bigger Picture, And Survive”
- Uganda Targets LGBT People, With Scary Implications For AmericaWe have a story to tell you, and it’s much too big for us to handle alone, so we think you need to know about it. It’s a story about Uganda and east Africa, but it also has troubling implications for the USA and other developed-world countries. Government-Sanctioned Anti-LGBT Violence Is Back in East AfricaContinue reading “Uganda Targets LGBT People, With Scary Implications For America”
- Rudy’s On Her Way, Nancy Isn’t. We Need Your Help!Long-time followers of our social media presence will know that we’ve been supporting a pair of Egyptian trans women over the last year. Rudy and Nancy are pseudonyms for a pair who have been on the run from both their families, and the police crackdown on LGBT people. Last October we published some of theirContinue reading “Rudy’s On Her Way, Nancy Isn’t. We Need Your Help!”
- When This Is Over, How Do You Want To Be Remembered?There are many contenders for the most famous newspaper headline of all time, and many of them are triumphs of the journalist’s art, skilfully capturing world events for posterity. A few among them are as much infamous as they are famous, headlines a newspaper might wish to suppress had they not been for all toContinue reading “When This Is Over, How Do You Want To Be Remembered?”
- The UK Is Descending Into Transphobia. How to get out.Last year we published a piece here entitled “The USA is sliding into fascism. How to get out”. Behind the sensational title lay the worrying truth that we believe that the USA is heading towards a very dark place indeed, and that we would thus urge all American trans people to either get out orContinue reading “The UK Is Descending Into Transphobia. How to get out.”