Photo Gallery Rejected Youth
For many gay and lesbian young people in France, Le Refuge is a lifesaver -- literally. Since 2003, the organization has helped hundreds of desperate youths, most of them from Muslim families, who have been rejected by their families and forced onto the streets. But the charity is overwhelmed by the number of people seeking assistance.
In 2003, Nicolas Noguier, 33, founded Le Refuge in Montpellier. More than 200 young people have since gotten help from the organization.
Foto: Association Nationale Le Refuge
One of the young people living in Le Refuge's 22 rooms: Seventy percent of those seeking help are young men, often abandoned by their own families.
Foto: Association Nationale Le Refuge
The mental and physical condition of those living here is, at first, desperate. Many lived on the streets, took drugs or sold their bodies for sex.
Foto: Association Nationale Le Refuge
Frédéric Gal runs the organization's main house in Montpellier. Up to 400 people seek help each year, but there is only space for 22 young people at any given time.
Foto: Association Nationale Le Refuge
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