TO SAFER FUTURE FOR LGBTQI+ ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES
WHO WE ARE?
We help LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and refugees find security, reconstruct their lives and share their stories.
OUR MISSION
To welcome forcibly displaced LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers & refugees, supporting them through sponsorship as they rebuild their lives, building community through human connection, and serving as advocates & storytellers.
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Edafe Okporo, He/Him
FOUNDER / Executive Director
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Muleme Steven
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
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Brian Merlano
DIRECTOR
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Dorothy Wetzel She/Her
SECRETARY
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Anthony Adero Olweny
RFUGEE ADVISOR
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Craig Lemley (He/Him)
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
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Dominic Ramon-Ruiz
DIRECTOR
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Tim Ceci He/Him
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
Our Founder and Executive Director; Edafe Okporo, gave a TEDx talk on our vision for America to be a more welcoming place for displaced LGBTQ people.