Get support
Start with safety, not disclosure.
This page helps you organize a safe request for assistance. It does not guarantee evacuation, visas, asylum or funding.
Immediate danger
Move to a safer place only when doing so does not create greater risk. Contact a trusted person using a secure method. Do not post your location publicly.
Immigration or deportation risk
Keep copies of identity, visa, UNHCR, asylum and resettlement documents in a secure location. Seek advice from a qualified legal or protection organization.
Emotional crisis
Reach a trusted person or confidential support service. Avoid being alone when you feel unable to stay safe.
Prepare a safer request
- Create a new secure email addressDo not use a shared family or work account.
- Describe the urgent risk brieflyDo not send graphic details unless requested through a secure channel.
- State your current country and broad city onlyDo not send a live location or shelter address.
- List documents you holdDo not attach full identity documents in an initial message.
- Explain what help you are seekingFor example: legal information, temporary safety, healthcare referral or case advocacy.
Never send in a first message
- Passwords or verification codes
- Bank PINs or full payment-card details
- Live location
- Unredacted case files
- Names of other LGBTQ+ people