Rainbow Railroad Station aims to bring persecuted LGBT refugees to Canada.

Adam Puskar, left, and Boban Stojanovic, right, attended the Belgrade Pride parade in 2016 shortly before they fled to Canada to escape death threats. (Vesna Lalic)

The Centre for Newcomers is hoping to settle more LGBT refugees in Calgary through a new program, assisted by a longtime gay rights activist who himself fled to safety in Alberta.

The Rainbow Railroad Station will raise money to sponsor people fleeing persecution for their sexual orientation and gender expression around the world. Once they’ve arrived in Canada, the organization will…