History

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.