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Expression of Interest: Video documentary on LGBTQ issues in Mauritius
The Young Queer Alliance is inviting for Expression of Interest (EOI) from Media Houses to submit a proposal for a “Video documentary on LGBTQ issues in Mauritius”.
Pride Month: “Why be normal when you can be Special?”
Pride Month is not only a celebration for me but also more than that: It is about paying tribute to all the fervent LGBTQI activists across history and throughout the globe, such as Bayard Rustin, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and Harvey Milk, who have contributed enormously to the respect of the rights of LGBTQI people.
Why is Pride month still significant in 2021?
From protests to marches, to pride celebrations and now a Pride month; the Pride Month was established by President Barack Obama to commemorate the Stonewall Riots. Pride month is celebrated in June where LGBTQ+ people come together to celebrate the acceptance of sexual diversity.
Expression of Interest: A place called home: The condition and challenges of LGBTQIA+ persons in family settings
The Young Queer Alliance is inviting for Expression of Interest (EOI) from Academics, Legal Practitioners, Law firms and Human Rights Consultancy firms to submit a thematic research with regard to: “A place called home: The condition and challenges of LGBTQIA+ persons in family settings”.
Expression of Interest: Expenditure Verifier
The YQA and CAEC are launching an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the selection of an Expenditure Verifier/Auditing Firm for the EU-SIL project funded by the European Union.
Vacancy: Communication Officer
The Young Queer Alliance (YQA), a youth-led Non-Governmental Organisation working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (LGBTQ) people is looking for a motivated, passionate and dynamic person to work as Communication Officer.
Follow-up on the United Nations 5th CESCR Periodic Report (Mauritius)
Mauritius still allows discrimination based on sexual orientation, specifically through the criminalisation of consensual same-sex sexual acts and the lack of legal recognition of same-sex couples; and does not consider gender identity as a protected ground under the Equal Opportunities Act. This demonstrates that the recommendation of the UN CESCR has not been fully implemented.
International Women’s Day 2021: Choose to Challenge
Choosing to Challenge also means challenging the concept of gender; gender related inequalities; and male authority and dominance. In so, it means recognising that LGBTQ people are also the victims when it comes to gender inequalities and discriminations.
Expression of Interest: Comparative legal analysis in respect of criminalisation of sexual relationships between same-sex consenting adults
The Young Queer Alliance is inviting for Expression of Interest (EOI) from Academics, Legal Practitioners, Law firms and Human Rights Consultancy firms to submit a comparative legal analysis in respect of the criminalisation of sexual relationships between same-sex consenting adults.
I-Story: Velani
Many trans people face challenges in life due to non-recognition by the Mauritian State and are therefore, deprived of many rights; either legal, constitutional, and social. For administrative matters, trans people do not have the freedom to be identified as a third gender; and while using public washrooms, trans people are often kicked out by security guards.
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