Help Us Build Resources for Trans, Nonbinary & Queer People Emigrating to safety - expat.lgbt

Our mission is to support transgender, nonbinary, and queer people from around the world who are considering moving abroad due to the political or social situation in their country.

Why This Matters

For many LGBTQ+ people, especially trans and nonbinary people, the recent political climate has made daily life unsafe and uncertain. Moving abroad can seem like a lifeline, but the process is complicated, overwhelming, and often inaccessible.

By building a centralized, community-driven hub of information, we can make this process easier, safer, and more supportive for those who need it most.

Your donation will help us cover the essentials, expand our reach, and keep creating resources that empower queer people to make informed decisions about their future.

What We’re Raising Funds For

Existing costs

• Operational - domain 85€/year for 3 years
• Server hosting
• Legal counsel - about 200€ for GDPR compliance

New costs

• Outreach & visibility - Ads to reach more people in need of support, and to connect with new volunteers.
• Specialists Wages - If possible, we’d love to hire copywriters, graphic designers, and other professionals. This would help us improve the quality and accessibility of our guides. For now, many of our country pages are based on raw quotes from contributors, but with professional help we can make them much clearer and more user-friendly.
• Legal counsel - To make sure everything is running smoothly.

What We’ve Already Achieved

Connected with LGBTQ+ and migrant-support organizations to broaden the scope of information we provide.

Compiled a directory of other organizations and resources, including:

• Immigration rules for different countries
• Legal frameworks around citizenship and residency
• Statistics about trans life and queer safety in Europe
• Organizations offering financial assistance
• Answered many individual questions through our contact form and social media
• Created a clear explanation of how Schengen and the EU work, making immigration basics more understandable
• Collected personal stories from queer people about life in 11 countries. With more resources, we can expand this even further.

Today, the result brings clarity and direction to take actionable steps to many:

• I'm glad that it exists and I do hope that people are able to find a better life for them through that! I think you're doing a great service by advertising this information, and for the people who that's possible for, that's great!
• I think what you folks are doing here is really great. Keep it up!
• y'all helped me with getting back on hrt in my new country