It’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”
Category Archives: organizational news
Closing Intake
We 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: 2023
It’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”
Bunkering Against Attack – Services Reduced
We have been under severe attack from some vicious trolls recently. We have to be rather widely accepting in how passengers contact us. They are ordinary trans* folk, in danger, often under a parent’s thumb (yes, this is normal for a 26 year old in some countries). They may have limited contact options. So peopleContinue reading “Bunkering Against Attack – Services Reduced”
Finding A Way Out Of An Internet Attack
It’s been a very stressful few weeks for us at Trans Rescue, as alongside our normal work with our passengers we’ve had to contend with a concerted attack from some vicious online trolls. It started when someone took offence at being blocked by our Twitter maintainer, and escalated into a bizarre and disturbing array ofContinue reading “Finding A Way Out Of An Internet Attack”
Some Things We’ve Done
I’m very worn out today and need to pick myself up. A journalist asked about our accomplishments, so I thought I’d write a bit of a brag piece. Some of these are things done as TransEmigrate (who we were before), and with other groups I wish I could credit, but who I don’t want toContinue reading “Some Things We’ve Done”
Responding To Our Attackers
It’s an unfortunate side effect of running a trans organisation, that sometimes you will attract the wrong kind of attention. It’s happened to us, we’ve been the subject of a sustained online harassment campaign for clout from somebody within the trans community who became upset with us when we blocked her on Twitter. As youContinue reading “Responding To Our Attackers”
Where Does The Money Go?
We’re a small organization in our first year with a small budget. We’ll be submitting normal accounts at the end of the year. But it’s not easy to read accounts without training, and it seemed we should give an account of where the money has come from and gone. Unless otherwise specified, all values areContinue reading “Where Does The Money Go?”
What Happened to TransEmigrate?
Trans Emigrate has been a success over its 20-month lifespan. We have gotten 15-20 people out, and we have learned the basic mechanics of obtaining visas, arranging asylum, handling passengers, and organizing globally. But it’s been obvious for a while that our origin as a scrappy activist group isn’t consistent with the scope of theContinue reading “What Happened to TransEmigrate?”