Prince Rupert Queer Youth Alliance

Congratulations Rupert QYA: Xtra West, the Gay & Lesbian weekly newspaper based out of Vancouver, just announced Prince Rupert’s Queer Youth Alliance is one of three nominees for “Youth Activist of the Year!” Check out last week’s issue or the Heroes list online here.

Here’s what they wrote about us:

“Prince Rupert’s Queer Youth Alliance for having the courage to be out and proud in a northern fishing town where most adults are reluctant to publicly come out. Members of the Alliance say they’re not only finding hitherto unavailab

le support for themselves in the group, but that it’s changing the rest of the community as well. The Alliance even convinced City Hall to let them add a Pride float to last year’s Seafest parade.”