Safe Haven
I yearn for my LGBT friends in Syria and around the world to experience the love of the American people that I know is characteristic of this country.
Subhi Nahas is a Syrian refugee who began his career as an advocate for women’s and children’s rights. He co-founded the first LGBTQ Syrian magazine, a support group for LGBT refugees in Turkey, and founded the Spectra Project in the United States, which aims to protect LGBT refugees in countries of transit, and offers them access to education, legal counseling and emergency support. In 2015 he addressed the U.N. Security Council alongside Ambassador Samantha Power.is a Syrian refugee who began his career as an advocate for women’s and children’s rights. He co-founded the first LGBTQ Syrian magazine, a support group for LGBT refugees in Turkey, and founded the Spectra Project in the United States, which aims to protect LGBT refugees in countries of transit, and offers them access to education, legal counseling and emergency support. In 2015 he addressed the U.N. Security Council alongside Ambassador Samantha Power.