Nandini Tanya Lallmon, Mauritius

I work at the confluence of advocacy, activism and academia, focusing on methodologies aimed at narrowing the divide between policy formation and its practical implementation pertaining to LGBTQIA+ rights within African Small Island Developing States. Appointed as the African Union Youth Charter Hustler for Mauritius, I draw upon indigenous wisdom to address matters of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics on the continent.

As co-founder of the #Reform movement, I lobby for the reform of colonial-era discriminatory laws on behalf of the Commonwealth Youth Gender and Equality Network under the auspices of the Royal Commonwealth Society.#Reform53 is a campaign aimed at lobbying Heads of Governments of Commonwealth countries to commit to reform colonial-era laws that discriminate against LGBTQIA+ people.