alQaws is pleased to announce the opening of our 5th youth group for participants from Yaffa, Lod/Ramleh and the Triangle area, starting at the end of October 2015. The youth groups, titled "Me, My Sexuality, and Society: Knowledge and Impact” are a safe space to examine aspects of gender and sexuality, and to voice and discuss personal opinions related to sexuality. Previous groups took place during the last two years in Ramallah, Yaffa and Haifa with 15 participants in each group.

The youth groups offer an opportunity to discuss, in-depth, various sexual and gender diversity issues and their relation to the daily life of the participants, as well as a platform to share the challenges participants face. Moreover, this is a space facilitating exploration of abilities and capacities for change within the group and the individuals. These groups involve LGBTQ youth who are interested in exploring these issues in a group setting, and with the support that entails, and looking to understand their sexual and gender experience in holistic and local ways.