In this talk titled, “Taking Refuge By Evacuating Gay Afghan Refugees,” Joe shares his recent work, supported by many in our community, to rescue 17 Afghan refugees since the Taliban took over the country in August 2021 and instituted Sharia Law. Read about the dire risks LGBTQ+ Afghans face and the rush to rescue them in this LA Progressive article featuring Joe: www.laprogressive.com/lgbtq/save-lgbtq-afghans.____________ Joe Rodriguez is a Soto Zen Buddhist practitioner at San Francisco Zen Center, where he sits on the board committee for diversity, inclusion, and belonging. He is a father, a social impact strategist, and a LGBT+ activist.  https://www.gardnerrodriguez.com/about 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