Call for Applications - January Award 2025
To honour January’s legacy the January Marie Lapuz Youth Leadership Award is annually bestowed upon a deserving youth who is 16 to 30 years of age and who has demonstrated involvement, commitment and leadership in the 2SLGBTQ+ community whether locally, nationally and/or internationally. 2SLGBTQ+ stands for two spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer.
Annual Award
Winners will receive a letter of congratulations, a certificate, and prize money.
Applications for 2025 are open till December 31st.
Eligibility
Any youth anywhere who are 16 to 30 are eligible. You do not have to be 2SLGBTQ+ or South Asian. Sher Vancouver welcomes all youth doing amazing things in the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Who was January?
April 9, 1986 to September 30, 2012. “She was a kind, caring, generous and loyal friend, who helped other transgender women with their gender transition.” January tragically passed in 2012 in New Westminster. We carry her legacy forward through the youth award and her documentary.
Her Impact
She was a transgender Filipina woman and Social Coordinator of Sher Vancouver, and was the first transgender person to hold an executive position within the organization.
She welcomed new members, connected them to information and support services, and helped organize and plan social activities and events. A singer and dancer, she also performed at Sher events.
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