In Pics: Nepal’s 16th LGBT Pride and Gai Jatra
Nepal's 16th LGBTI Pride and Gai Jatra celebration was held on August 16th, 2019. The parade took off around noon from Kathmandu's touristy hub Thamel, and wea... Read More...
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My Experience Participating in the first Constituent Assembly (CA1) of Nepal as the First and Only Out Gay MP
Nepal's constitution has become among the rarest constitutions across the world guaranteeing sexual and gender minorities rights by the constitution itself.
Open letter to Indian PM Narendra Modi by queer activist from Nepal
Indian PM Narendra Modi with Nepal's PM
Honourable Narendra Modi,
PM of India
We, the third gender community of Nepal, are happy to extend you a heart... Read More...
LGBTI Rights: Nepal’s International Image, Reality On The Ground And UPR
Participants of the Gay pride festival 2012 on the occasion of Gaijatra festival in Pokhara, Nepal.
Nepal is often presented as a progressive country for havi... Read More...
School Children In Nepal To Learn About Sexuality And Gender Diversity
Nepal’s education board has included sexuality and gender diversity as part of the school curriculum on sexual and reproductive health for Classes 6, 7 and 8.... Read More...
‘I Promote Love And Love Promotes Peace’: Nepal’s Sunil Babu Pant On Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
Nepali politician Sunil Babu Pant, the country’s most visible equal rights crusader for LGBT is happy on his Nobel Peace Prize nomination for this year. Pan... Read More...
Report On Queer Rights In Nepal Says Despite Advances, More Needs To Be Done
Picture from Gai Jatra Pride Festival Nepal
Nepal has undertaken path breaking steps in the areas of queer justice and empowerment in the subcontinent, but mo... Read More...
With Newly Inaugurated Shelter Home, Nepal Opens Its Doors For LGBTs From Across The World
Sunil Babu Pant, the first openly gay politician in Nepal and in South Asia, has recently achieved another feat in his LGBT work by opening The Pink Himalay... Read More...
Nepal: Climate of Fear Imperils LGBT People
Urgent Action Needed to Uphold Rights, Support HIV Prevention Work
The government of Nepal should allow lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups t... Read More...
Gay Olympian Greg Louganis to be the Guest of Honor for South Asia’s First LGBTI Sport Festival
Greg Louganis
Kathmandu, Nepal: In what is a ‘first’ for South Asia, Nepal will be hosting a LGBTI sports festival at the Dasharath Rangashala stadium and the... Read More...
Nepal to Celebrate Pride along with Gai Jatra Festival in August
With Indian cities hosting gay pride marches recently, it is time for neighbouring Nepal to paint the streets in rainbow hues. The 3rd Gaijatra International P... Read More...
Nepal: The Country of Pink Himalayas
With Nepal all set to become the first country in Asia to legalise gay marriages, Sukanya Mahata provides a peek into how the country transformed over the years... Read More...