Neil Grungras is the founder and executive director of ORAM, Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration. ORAM is a San Francisco-based non-profit providing international and domestic advocacy, education and representation of LGBTQ refugees. In addition to directly assisting refugees who have escaped countries such as Iran, ORAM works closely with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the US Department of State, and several community groups to establish consciousness and international protection standards for these vulnerable refugees. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: * Donate * Learn how to participate live * Find our schedule of upcoming speakers * Join our mailing list or discussion forum * Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter