Queer Youth Group

Queer Youth Group (QYG) is a non-profit organization committed to advancing the legal rights and social inclusion of individuals with marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and sex characteristics. Since its inception, QYG has organized the Nepal Gaurav Yatra (Nepal Pride Parade) in Nepal, providing visibility and advocacy for the LGBTQIA+ community. The organization offers direct legal assistance to transgender individuals seeking corrections in legal documents such as citizenship and birth certificates. Founded as a network to foster leadership among young gender and sexual minorities, QYG embraces Nepal’s linguistic and ethnic diversity by promoting inclusivity in multiple languages and cultural contexts. Through an intersectional approach, QYG addresses the compounded challenges faced by queer individuals related to language, ethnicity, skin color, geography, disability, caste, and socio-economic status. The organization actively works to dismantle discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC), as well as other intersecting systems of oppression

Queer Rights Collective (QRC)

The Queer Rights Collective (QRC) has been a part of the Pride Parade since its inception. It is a loose network.

Campaign for Change (CfC)

Campaign for Change (CfC) is Nepal’s first and only intersex-led organization dedicated to advancing the rights, dignity, and well-being of intersex people. CfC addresses systemic discrimination and stigma by advocating for equality, bodily autonomy, and access to essential services at national, regional, and international levels. The organization empowers intersex individuals and their families through education, skill-building, and awareness programs. Committed to creating safe spaces and ending unnecessary medical interventions, CfC plays a vital role in the intersex community.

Since 2077 BS, CfC has collaborated closely with Queer Youth Group (QYG), joining their efforts in organizing the Nepal Pride Parade and advocating for broader LGBTQIA+ rights.