Nicolas Noguier
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Nicolas Noguier is the former president and founder of the LGBT organization Le Refuge supporting homeless LGBT+ youth in France. He resigned at the end of February 2021, after an external audit confirmed the irregularities revealed by the newspaper Mediapart.[1] He is accused of rape by a young man who had been hosted by Le Refuge.[2]
Early life
[edit]Noguier grew up in Saint-Thibéry in a rural area as the child of winegrowers. He grew up in a religious household.[3] Noguier was not forced into homelessness himself, but did face negativity after his coming out during his teenage years. At the age of 22, Noguier survived a suicide attempt.
Le Refuge
[edit]Noguier founded Le Refuge in 2003. The first residents of the program were housed temporarily in a local hotel before the first structure dedicated full-time to the organization was built.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Le Refuge : Élisabeth Moreno " prend acte " de la démission de Nicolas Noguier et Frédéric Gal suite à des dysfonctionnements". KOMITID (in French). 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "Un ancien jeune du Refuge accuse Nicolas Noguier de viol". TÊTU (in French). 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Percq, Ysis (8 June 2018). "Nicolas Noguier, le berger du Refuge". La Croix.
- ^ "Nicolas Noguier, jeune homo isolé devenu président du Refuge". L'Obs. 29 August 2013.
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