We use technology to facilitate the safe navigation of people fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. We are a tech nonprofit providing the first and only resource website and mobile app for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and other persecuted LGBTQ+ people. AsylumConnect co-founders Sy and Katie Sgarro met as college students at the University of Pennsylvania. As Sy shared his personal experience seeking LGBTQ+ asylum in the U.S. and explained the persecution that LGBTQ+ people continue to face on a global scale, Katie realized that she had failed to speak out about her own LGBTQ+ identity in a country where she at least had that choice. They co-founded AsylumConnect to extend a comprehensive digital lifeline to persecuted and marginalized LGBTQ+ people. At AsylumConnect, we believe there should never be a time when someone does not know where it is safe to go for help due to their LGBTQ+ identity or immigration status.