RUSA LGBTQ+ (dba QARAVAN)

QARAVAN (RUSA LGBTQ+), headquartered in New York City, is a community-based, nonprofit organization of Eurasian LGBTQ+ people, women, and other people with intersectional identities and their allies. In solidarity with other grassroots groups, RUSA builds the power of people to change unjust policies, discriminatory societal attitudes, and oppressive ideologies to create a more equitable world.

QARAVAN was formed in 2008 and registered as a nonprofit organization in 2022.

QARAVAN provides informational support and mutual aid to asylum seekers and other immigrants in the United States and organizes events to build a stronger community of LGBTQ+ immigrants and allies and increase the acceptance and inclusion of LGBTQ+ people worldwide.