by YQA | Feb 3, 2022 | News
The “Strengthening the inclusion and social acceptance of LGBTQIA+ persons, through policy and mindset changes, in Mauritius and Rodrigues” is a Project being implemented by the Young Queer Alliance and the Collectif Arc-en-Ciel and funded by the European Union. The...
by YQA | Jan 30, 2022 | News
The PlanetRomeo Foundation, provided the Young Queer Alliance with a funding of EUR 2,000 to provide face masks, hand sanitizers and food packs to LGBTQ people in Mauritius who have been affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. The impact of the lockdown has affected one...
by YQA | Dec 15, 2021 | News
On the occasion of the Human Rights Day 2021, a one-day symposium on the theme “Diminie inegalite, avanceman drwa imin” was organised by the Young Queer Alliance (YQA) on the 15 December 2021. The symposium was to raise awareness among policy makers,...
by YQA | Dec 15, 2021 | News
Remarks by Fabrice Houdart, Managing Director, Out Leadership, at the Mauritius symposium on LGBTQ+ inclusion The case for inclusion of LGBTQ+ people has never been so well articulated since we first published a study carried out by Professor Lee Badgett on the topic...
by YQA | Dec 3, 2021 | News
As part of the European Union funded project “Strengthening the inclusion and social acceptance of LGBTQIA+ persons, through policy and mindset changes, in Mauritius and Rodrigues” which is being implemented by the Young Queer Alliance and Collectif Arc-en-Ciel; on 03...
by YQA | Nov 18, 2021 | News
On Saturday 06 November 2021, the US Navy christened and launched a ship named after gay rights leader Harvey Milk who was forced to resign from the naval force because of his sexual orientation despite having served his country during the Korean War. The USNS Harvey...