The Rainbow SIG engages in appeals and fundraising efforts for the Rainbow Railroad. The Rainbow Railroad is an international organization founded in Canada which relocates LGBTQ+ individuals from violence and oppression in their home countries to places which provide safety and essential needs.
Zeroing in on Scholarship and Intelligence, the Mensa Education and Research Foundation offers scholarships to the LGBTQ+ community among others and makes grants to study intelligence. For more information or to make a contribution, go to: Mensa Education & Research Foundation (mensafoundation.org)
Jon Jost was a long-time member of Chicago Area Mensa and the Rainbow SIG who died in the early 1990’s. Jon was a bearded, handsome industrial psychologist who had grown up in Montana in the 1930’s and 40’s. Jon used to talk about what it was like to be gay in rural Montana at that time. Gay people were completely isolated from one another for fear of discovery and ostracism. Jon said that if you met another person whom you figured out was gay, the two of you became best friends—regardless of interests, personality or achievements.
