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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…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Nepal Paves Way to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

07/08/2023

Nepal’s Supreme Court has issued a temporary order greenlighting the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time. LGBTQIA activists and couples across Nepal celebrated the decision….

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Added on: 07/05/2023

Couples in Nepal celebrate ruling allowing same-sex marriage

07/04/2023

Nepal will soon see the first legal same-sex marriages registered after an interim ruling from the country’s top court. The Nepal Supreme Court issued the interim order…

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Added on: 07/02/2023

Activists hail Nepal ruling allowing same-sex marriage

07/01/2023

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

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Added on: 06/29/2023

Supreme Court of Nepal orders registration of marriages for same-sex couples

06/28/2023

The Supreme Court of Nepal on Monday issued an interim order directing the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers of Nepal and other relevant…

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Added on: 05/07/2023

Nepal Supreme Court Orders Government To Legally Recognise Same-Sex Marriages

04/06/2023

The Supreme Court of Nepal Tuesday instructed the government to legally recognize same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court of Nepal has also ruled that the government must recognize…

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Added on: 05/05/2023

Rainbow over Nepal

05/04/2023

Seeing how our politics has failed us time and again, it is easy to understand why people get carried away and look for saviours in anyone with…

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Added on: 05/04/2023

Nepal Supreme Court delivers historic ruling in favour of same-sex marriage

05/03/2023

The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued a landmark ruling ordering authorities to recognise a gay foreign spouse of a Nepali citizen and instructing the government to…

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Added on: 04/19/2023

Nepal’s queer community watching India with interest

04/18/2023

Last week, the Indian government made its opposition to same-sex marriage be known by urging the country’s Supreme Court to reject petitions filed by same-sex couples. The…

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Added on: 02/28/2023

On Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS urges Asia Pacific countries to decriminalise to save lives

02/27/2023

On Zero Discrimination Day, commemorated on March 1, UNAIDS highlights the need to remove laws that criminalise people living with HIV and key populations. (Key populations are…

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Added on: 02/17/2023

Changing gender identity: Countries that make it easy

02/16/2023

Spain on Thursday joined a small but growing club of nations that allow people to change their gender on their ID card through a simple administrative declaration. Several…

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Added on: 09/15/2022

Violence against LGBTQI+ people continues

09/15/2022

Last Saturday, Munni Kinnar was on her way back home to Dumari from Laxmipur with her friend, Chanda Raut, after visiting her ailing sister. What followed their…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

OPINION: We need more South Asian queer stories and voices

08/18/2022

Shivani Dave is a freelance journalist and broadcaster at Openly and Virgin Radio. Growing up I never thought Brown people could be LGBTQ+. That’s an absolutely ridiculous thought,…

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Added on: 08/12/2022

U.S. Special Envoy Stern Set To Visit India & Nepal To Promote Human Rights Of LGBTQI+ Community

08/10/2022

Jessica Stern, a special envoy of the US, will embark on a 8-day trip to India and Nepal in order to promote the human rights of the…

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Added on: 06/15/2022

At Nepal’s Pride Parade, A Unique Vision of Queer Resistance.

06/14/2022

On Saturday, after a two-year, COVID-induced hiatus, members of the Nepali queer community and their allies took to the streets of Kathmandu for the Nepal Pride Parade—celebrating…

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Added on: 03/15/2022

Nepal’s transgender activist Bhumika Shrestha receives international recognition.

03/14/2022

Bhumika Shrestha is an LGBTQ+ activist from Nepal who received the 2022 International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award from the US government. The award is given to…

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Added on: 02/17/2022

Nepal census preliminary report didn’t mention LGBTQIA+, but the community hasn’t lost its hope yet

02/16/2022

The constitution of Nepal promulgated in 2015 ensures and protects the fundamental rights of every Nepali citizen regardless of their sex, gender, religion, caste, creed and economic or…

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Added on: 08/24/2021

LGBTQ community of Nepal demand recognition

08/23/2021

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 24 (ANI): Members of the LGBTQ community in Nepal gathered at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu to observe Pride Day on Monday. Celebrated annually…

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Added on: 03/31/2021

“Still labelled ‘others’, Nepal’s LGBTQIA+ people pin hopes on census “

03/30/2021

“Who are you?” is probably the easiest and the most difficult question to answer, depending on how one chooses to explain. For always, society has shaped individuals…

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Added on: 01/06/2021

Breaking the silence on gender identity in Asia Pacific

01/05/2021

For many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people, coming out and being accepted is still a long winding road to go. Rights activist Rukhshana…

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Added on: 12/23/2020

People from LGBT community suffering from stress

12/22/2020

Members of sexual minorities — LGBT community — have said they were facing more mental stress due to the crisis created by COVID-19. They spoke of the…

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Added on: 10/14/2020

Sarita KC – Mitini Nepal, Kathmandu

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Alturi Contributor

How did you become involved with LGBTIQ activism? I have experience in several professions such as teaching and fashion design. I never thought I would call myself…

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Added on: 07/03/2020

National Human Rights Commission recommends that Nepal legalise same-sex marriage

07/01/2020

The National Human Rights Commission has said that it is unfortunate that same-sex marriage has not been legalised in the country even though it has been five…

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Added on: 02/04/2020

Nepal’s next census to count LGBT+ people for the first time

02/03/2020

Nepal will count LGBT+ people for the first time in its next census, a move that campaigners on Monday said could help sexual minorities gain better access…

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Added on: 09/18/2019

Nepal’s sexual minorities say progress in rights has stalled

09/18/2019

Nepal seized the lead in equal rights for sexual minorities in South Asia four years ago with a new constitution that forbids all discrimination based on sexual…

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Added on: 09/07/2019

In Nepal and India, parallel movements for dignity for LGBT communities

09/06/2019

I came of age in late 1990s Kathmandu, during a period when Nepal’s capital city was smaller and more insular. There was little room for marginalized groups…

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Added on: 08/17/2019

Watch: Nepal pride rally calls for better LGBT rights

08/16/2019

Hundreds of people gathered in Nepal’s capital on Friday for the annual gay pride parade. The participants used the event in Kathmandu to call for better rights….

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Added on: 07/27/2019

In Nepal, 1,500 citizens have changed official gender

07/25/2019

At least 1,500 members of the LGBT community in Nepal have changed their gender on official documents. Following a historic court ruling in 2007, Nepal implemented one…

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Added on: 07/14/2019

Nepal’s Sexual Minorities Demand Government To Include LGBT Community In Public Service

07/14/2019

The sexual and gender minority community in Nepal has demanded with the government to include the community in the public service commission vacancy announced by the state….

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Added on: 06/30/2019

Nepal holds first Pride parade in Kathmandu

06/29/2019

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Kathmandu on Saturday (June 29) as Nepal held its first every Pride parade. According to local media, Nepal has…