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Added on: 11/15/2024

International Pride Awards honour five LGBTIQ+ equality heroes in Cape Town, South Africa

11/14/2024

Cape Town, South Africa – The first-ever International Pride Awards today honoured five remarkable advocates for LGBTIQ+ equality, celebrating them during a ceremony hosted by South African…

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Added on: 10/11/2024

Nepali-US national wed in first such same-sex marriage in Kathmandu

10/10/2024

Two young men, a Nepali and a US citizen, married here on Thursday, the first such instance involving a foreigner in the Himalayan nation after its Supreme…

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Added on: 09/14/2024

Same-sex marriage was on a roll in Asia. Not anymore

09/13/2024

Rainbow flags rippled in the wind as gay and lesbian couples walked hand in hand down a makeshift aisle in Bangkok’s busy Siam shopping district. Thailand’s Senate…

World Voices

Added on: 08/31/2024

SARITA KC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MITINI NEPAL

Annie Clark

Alturi Contributor

You gave an interview to Alturi in 2020 in which you spoke about recent progress in constitutional protections for LGBTI people but also noted that many in…

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Added on: 08/23/2024

Same-Sex Couples and LGBTQ+ Activists Rally in Nepal’s Capital During the Annual Pride Parade

08/22/2024

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital Tuesday during the annual Pride parade, the first since gay couples were…

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Added on: 08/21/2024

Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal’s capital during the annual Pride parade

08/20/2024

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital Tuesday during the annual Pride parade, the first since gay couples were able to register same-sex…

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Added on: 08/03/2024

Ageing in the shadows: Nepal’s LGBTQIA+ seniors face a silent crisis

08/03/2024

In mainstream media, movies, and celebratory events like pride parades, the focus is often on young LGBTQIA+ individuals, leaving the elderly community in the shadows. This invisibility…

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Added on: 08/01/2024

Nepal Supreme Court Rules Trans Woman Is a Woman

07/31/2024

The Supreme Court of Nepal has ruled that Rukshana Kapali, a transgender woman, should be legally recognized on all documents as a woman without having to submit to…

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Added on: 06/28/2024

How a Neighborhood in Kathmandu Became a Haven for LGBTQ+ People

06/27/2024

If you take a walk in Lazimpat, here is what you might see: narrow streets buzzing with life, cozy cafes filled with laughter and lively conversations, and…

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Added on: 06/18/2024

Kathmandu’s queer ‘oasis’

06/18/2024

In a world where acceptance and safety often seem difficult to attain, many queer individuals also struggle to find a safe space to express themselves. They have…

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Added on: 06/13/2024

Nepal’s LGBTQ+ Landscape: Legal Wins and Social Battles

06/12/2024

The fight for LGBTQIAA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and more) rights has been an ongoing struggle for decades. Throughout history, individuals identifying as part…

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Added on: 06/04/2024

Homo momos in Kathmandu: this travel company offers tours off the straight road

06/04/2024

T-shirts usually come in sizes like M and XL. However, Queermandu’s t-shirts come in sizes Twink and Bear. Queermandu, a brand new LGBTQ+ tour company in Kathmandu,…

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Added on: 04/25/2024

QueerMandu

04/24/2024

There’s a new rainbow rising over Nepal. This is Sandip Roy in Kathmandu. The Himalayan country has always been known for tourism – Mountains forests old capital cities and…

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Added on: 04/21/2024

Nepal Promotes LGBT-Friendly Tourism With First International Rainbow Conference

04/20/2024

The first International Rainbow Tourism Conference opened here on Saturday, with Nepal offering itself as a safe and respectful destination in South Asia for the sexual minority…

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Added on: 03/31/2024

Activists hail Nepal ruling allowing same-sex marriage

03/30/2024

Same-sex couples in Nepal said on Friday they were preparing to register their marriages after the Supreme Court had issued a temporary order clearing the way for…

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Added on: 03/24/2024

What Took LGBTQ-Friendly Nepal So Long To Say “I Do” To Same-Sex Marriage?

03/23/2024

They met in the aftermath of a national tragedy. Love blossomed soon after. It was 2015 and an earthquake had devastated central Nepal. Social worker Tobias Volz…

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Added on: 02/22/2024

Nepal’s Supreme Court issues show cause to govt over political rights to third gender

02/21/2024

Nepal’s Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to the government in response to a writ petition filed by an advocacy group for the third…

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Added on: 02/16/2024

Lesbian couple make history as first to have their marriage recognised in Nepal

02/15/2024

A lesbian couple has made history as the first to have their marriage recognised by the Nepalese government. In the capital city of Kathmandu, Anju Devi Shrestha…

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Added on: 02/04/2024

Queer-friendly Nepal aims to promote ‘pink economy’, ‘rainbow marriages’ for tourists seen as growing segment

02/03/2024

In November, Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey made history by becoming the first queer individuals in Nepal to officially register their marriage. Now, the couple hopes their…

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Added on: 12/28/2023

Nepal is the First South Asian Country to Register a Same-Sex Marriage

12/27/2023

A battle six years in the making was finally won as Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandley’s marriage was officially registered with the government of Nepal in late…

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Added on: 12/15/2023

Did Nepal Achieve Marriage Equality? Not Quite Yet

12/14/2023

At the end of November, Nepal’s government recognized a marriage between Nepalis of the same legal gender for the first time. But while the jubilant celebration undoubtedly deserves…

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Added on: 12/04/2023

Nepal’s first legally recognized gay couple vow to continue fighting for rights

12/03/2023

Nepal’s first legally recognized gay couple have vowed to continue fighting for the rights of men and women who are just like them, citing that their groundbreaking marriage…

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Added on: 12/01/2023

Nepal Registers Same-Sex Marriage – A First

11/30/2023

For the first time ever a municipality in Nepal has followed an interim order by the country’s Supreme Court to register same-sex marriages. On November 29, authorities…

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Added on: 10/19/2023

Marriage Equality Hits a Challenge in Nepal

10/18/2023

Two lower courts in the Himalayan country of Nepal have defied the country’s Supreme Court and refused to issue a marriage license to a couple. The couple, a transgender woman and…

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Added on: 10/12/2023

Nepal Courts Refuse to Register Same-Sex Marriages

10/11/2023

Two lower courts in Nepal have denied a couple recognition of their marriage, in defiance of the Supreme Court’s recent interim order to register same-sex marriages while legislative change is…

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Added on: 08/31/2023

More LGBTQ rights could help Asia financial hubs draw global talent

08/30/2023

HONG KONG/TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – In Hong Kong’s highest court, five judges are deliberating whether to recognise same-sex marriages conducted overseas. Their decision, expected later this year,…

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Added on: 08/24/2023

Nepal gay marriage ‘victory’ hits legal roadblock

08/23/2023

Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey were poised to create history. Maya is a transgender woman but has not changed her gender on official documents. Her partner Surendra…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

In Nepal, the LGBTQ Community’s Fight for Marriage Equality is Far From Over

07/28/2023

“We are going to fight until the very end!” said Surendra Pandey, the husband of Maya Gurung, when we met at a restaurant in Nepal’s busy capital…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

Kathmandu court rejects marriage registration application of gay couple

07/13/2023

The Kathmandu District Court on Thursday rejected a marriage registration application filed by a gay couple despite the Supreme Court legalising same-sex marriages in Nepal. Maya Gurung,…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage

07/12/2023

It’s a historic step for equality as Nepal’s supreme court has ruled for all same-sex marriages to be legally binding from 28 June 2023 forward. Nepal’s Supreme…