Nepal’s New Constitution Includes Sexual And Gender Minority Rights
The Constituent Assembly of Nepal has approved with overwhelming majority a new constitution that, among others, includes mention of equal rights for gender a... Read More...
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Life with a Transman in an Earthquake Relief Camp, Kathmandu
"Yeh toh hona hi tha sab saaf karne ke liye," mulled Badri Pun as we walked past Kathmandu’s iconic buildings now turned to dust and rubble following ... Read More...
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...
Valentine’s Day Gift From Facebook: 50 Gender Categories To Identify Your Gender
Social media giant Facebook is in the process of adding over 50 different options to the gender category, ensuring that you needn’t be confined in gender bina... 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...
Trikone announces DesiQ 2013 for South Asia’s LGBT people
In a significant shot in the arm for the queer community of South Asia, the fourth DesiQ conference will be held in San Francisco, California from July 4-6, 201... 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...