Two trans women have made history in Nepal for running in local elections. Despite neither one winning her race, the LGBTQ+ community is still celebrating the moment as a leap for representation since no out trans woman has run for office in the country before. Honey Maharjan and Mouni Maharjan are both members of the People’s Socialist Party-Nepal. The former candidate ran for mayor of Kirtipur, a town outside of Kathmandu, and the latter for ward chair in the same locale.