About Us
Queer Youth Group (QYG) is a youth-led, not-for-profit collective advocating for the rights, dignity, and inclusion of queer individuals in Nepal. Founded on December 5, 2018 by Rukshana Kapali, Dipesh Shrestha, and Badal Lama(Safal), QYG began as a loose network to create leadership opportunities for young people in the gender and sexual minority movement. In 2020, it was formally registered as a not-for-profit organization.At our core, we believe that sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) exist on a spectrum. These identities are fluid and should never be confined to rigid categories. QYG takes an intersectional approach acknowledging that queer individuals face layered challenges based on language, ethnicity, skin color, geography, disabilities,caste, social and economic status. We strive to address discrimination not only on the basis of SOGIESC but also these interconnected systems of oppression.
Logo
The image is a logo for the Queer Youth Group, featuring five interlocked hands arranged in a star-like circular formation. This design symbolizes unity, solidarity, and mutual support within the queer community. Each hand is uniquely colored with a different pride flag, representing the diversity of gender identities and sexual orientations embraced by the group.
Starting from the top left and moving anti-clockwise, the first hand features the transgender pride flag, with stripes of light blue, pink, and white, representing transgender persons. The second hand, at the bottom left, is colored with the non-binary pride flag, which includes yellow, white, purple, and black, symbolizing identities that exist outside the traditional male or female binary.
Continuing anti-clockwise, the third hand, at the bottom, showcases the genderfluid pride flag. Its pink, white, purple, black, and blue stripes reflect the fluid and shifting nature of gender identity over time. The fourth hand, on the bottom right, is decorated with the agender pride flag, which combines black, gray, white, and green stripes to represent those who do not identify with any gender, or who experience a lack of gender identity.
Finally, the fifth hand, at the top right, bears the intersex pride flag, a yellow background with a purple circle, symbolizing bodily autonomy and the inclusion of intersex individuals in the queer movement.
At the center of the interlocked hands, the colors of the Pride Flag where it can be seen in star shape. This highlights the importance of centering racial and transgender inclusivity within the broader LGBTQAIP+ struggle.