How a Gay Nepali Activist Is Leadg the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights

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• GAY TRAVEL NEPAL: GUI FOR LGBT TRAVELERS  WRTEN BY : SWOTAH TRAVEL    DEC 07, 2022   71 VIEWS TWEET SHARE NEPAL IS HOME TO DIVERSE GROUPS OF PEOPLE - PEOPLE WH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, ST, RELIGNS, AND RAC ARE BOUND TOGETHER. SCE THE CULTURE HAS MORNIZED WH THE VELOPMENT OF THE UNTRY, WE N EXPERIENCE MANY SOCIAL DISREGARDS MIGATG THE URSE OF TIME. IN TOURISM PROSPECTS, NEPAL OFFERS A HEAVENLY BETY ONT OF YOU WH WARM AND WELG HOSPALY YOU NEVER WANT TO MISS. TRAVELG TO NEPAL N BE REALLY PLEASG: ANYONE N DO THAT WH PROPER PLANNG. BUT A QUTN ALWAYS POPS OUT ABOUT THE LGBTQ TOURS THE UNTRY. SCE THE UNTRY STILL HAS MANY STEREOTYP AND CLICH ABOUT THE MUNY, EVEN THOUGH 'S THE PROCS OF GRADUAL MORNIZATN, PROBLEMS MIGHT ARISE. NEPAL IS HEART-WELG, AND PEOPLE ARE SO HOSPABLE; THAT'S ONE PART OF THE STORY. BUT AS AN LGBTQ TRAVELER, YOU MAY HAVE SOME QUTNS ABOUT TRAVELG TO NEPAL. WILL I BE SAFE? WHAT SHOULD I AVOID DOG OR SAYG? IS THERE A GAY SCENE NEPAL? YOU MIGHT BE FEARG THE POSSIBLE DANGERS OR PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT E DURG YOUR STAY THE UNTRY.YOU NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT - WE'RE HERE TO HELP. THIS GUI WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE RMATN YOU NEED TO HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE TRIP TO NEPAL, REGARDLS OF YOUR ORIENTATN OR GENR INTY. WE'LL VER EVERYTHG OM THE BASICS OF NEPALE CULTURE TO THE BT SPOTS FOR LGBTQ TRAVELERS KATHMANDU. SO READ ON, AND GET READY TO EXPLORE THIS AMAZG UNTRY SAFELY AND THENTILLY AS AN LGBTQ TRAVELER. LGBTQ GAY AND LBIAN TRAVEL INIATN IN NEPALWHILE NEPAL IS A GREAT PLACE TO TRAVEL FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE, 'S SENTIAL TO BE AWARE OF THE UNTRY'S STANCE ON LGBTQ RIGHTS. THE IATN OF LGBTQ GAY AND LBIAN TRAVEL STARTED BACK 2007. IN 2008, NEPAL LEGALIZED HOMOSEXUALY. NEPAL TOURISM BOARD, ALONGSI THE MISTRY OF TOURISM, CIVIL AVIATN, AND TRAVEL, ALL ME FORTH WH THEIR SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ TOURISM. THE TURNG POT OF NEPAL'S JOURNEY TOWARD THE ACCEPTANCE OF LGBTQ ME AFTER THE REVISN OF NEPAL'S NEW CONSTUTN. THE ERNMENT OF NEPAL SUPPORTS THE LGBTQ MUNY THROUGH MULTIPLE PROJECTS, AND MANY DIVIDUALS/UPL HAVE SHOWERED THEIR TRIPS AND STAY NEPAL. SCE THEN, NEPAL HAS BEE A SAFE AND WELG STATN FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE. THE ERNMENT AND MANY CIZENS OPENLY SUPPORT THE LGBTQ MUNY, AND SEVERAL BS AND ANIZATNS TER TO LGBTQ TRAVELERS.THE SUPREME COURT ALSO GUARANTE THE LGBTQ MUNY'S RIGHTS, BUT SOMETIM YOU N SEE THE RIGHTS OF SEXUAL MORI ALSO HAVE ADVANCED SIGNIFINTLY. HOWEVER, WH THE EVOLUTN AND MORNIZATN, THE UNTRY HAS BEE MORE VOL ABOUT THE ISSU. JT LIKE OTHERS, PEOPLE OM LGBTQ VIS NEPAL TO RELIVE THE ADVANTAGE OF NATURAL BETY AND ADVENTURO ACTIVI. AND YOU ARE EE TO EXERCISE YOUR LGBTQ RIGHTS NEPAL. MANY TRAVEL AGENCI AND ASSOCIATED NNECTNS ARE THERE TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS. SCE NEPAL STILL HAS NSERVATIVE SOCIETI RAL AREAS, THERE N BE ISSU WH THE LGBTQ MUNY. CULTURAL AND SOCIAL EXPECTATNS FOR LGBT PEOPLE NEPALAS AN LGBT TRAVELER NEPAL, YOU SHOULD KNOW A FEW THGS ABOUT THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL EXPECTATNS FOR LGBT PEOPLE HERE. NEPAL IS A LARGELY NSERVATIVE UNTRY, AND WHILE ATTUS TOWARD HOMOSEXUALY ARE GRADUALLY CHANGG, THERE IS STILL A LOT OF DISCRIMATN AND HARASSMENT AGAST LGBTQ PEOPLE. HOMOSEXUALY IS NOT ILLEGAL NEPAL, AND THERE WAS NO LEGAL PROTECTN OM DISCRIMATN OR HATE CRIM BEFORE. BUT NOW, THORI TAKE ACTN AGAST ANY DISCRIMATN. MT-VIS DTATNS FOR LGBT TRAVELERS NEPALAS AN LGBTQ TRAVELER NEPAL, SPECIFIC STATNS ARE A MT-VIS. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR FAVOR: THE ANCIENT CY OF KATHMANDU IS A POPULAR STATN FOR TOURISTS OF ALL KDS, AND 'S HOME TO A LIVELY LGBTQ NIGHTLIFE SCENE. THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF BARS, CLUBS, AND RTRANTS TERG TO THE GAY MUNY, SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FD A PLACE TO LET YOUR HAIR DOWN AND HAVE SOME FUN. ANOTHER GREAT SPOT IS POKHARA, KNOWN FOR S STUNNG NATURAL SCENERY. IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE MOST WELG PLAC NEPAL FOR LGBT TRAVELERS, WH A THRIVG DRAG SCENE AND PLENTY OF GAY-IENDLY HOTELS AND GUTHO. IF YOU'RE LOOKG FOR A MORE SECLUD GETAWAY, HEAD TO THE BEACH TOWN OF GOKARNA. THIS LAID-BACK TOWN IS POPULAR WH HIPPI AND YOGA ENTHIASTS AND IS WELL-KNOWN AS A SAFE AND WELG PLACE FOR LGBTQ TRAVELERS. BIS THOSE, IF YOU ARE PLANNG A TREK, THEN ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP, EVERT BASE CAMP, AND SHEY PHOKSUNDO TREK MIGHT BE THE CUP OF YOUR TEA.TIPS ON STAYG SAFE AS AN LGBTQ TRAVELER NEPALNO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, EXPLORG A NEW PLACE ALWAYS WH A SAFETY RISK. AS AN LGBTQ TRAVELER, 'S SENTIAL TO BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDGS AND TAKE THE NECSARY STEPS TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY. FIRST, REARCH THE LAWS AND CULTURAL NORMS THAT RELATE TO THE LGBT MUNY NEPAL. THIS N HELP YOU AVOID ANY POTENTIAL LEGAL OR SOCIAL ISSU. THEN, IF POSSIBLE, NNECT WH LOL LGBTQ ANIZATNS NEPAL THAT N PROVI YOU WH HELPFUL RMATN AND GUIDANCE. ALWAYS BE MDFUL OF HOW YOU DRS AND ACT PUBLIC, AS CERTA CULTURAL CTOMS OR BEHAVRS N DRAW UNWANTED ATTENTN. WHEREVER POSSIBLE, TRAVEL WH A PANN WHO SUPPORTS THE LGBTQ MUNY AND N HELP ENSURE YOUR SAFETY.  AND FALLY, MAKE SURE TO PLAN BY FAIARIZG YOURSELF WH WHERE YOU'RE GOG AND HAVG A GENERAL IA OF WHERE YOU'D LIKE TO STAY BEFORE ARRIVG AT YOUR STATN. LGBTQ EVENTS AND GATHERGS NEPALIT IS WORTH NOTG THAT, QUICKLY, NEPAL IS BEG AN CREASGLY LGBTQ-IENDLY STATN. ACRDG TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NEPAL, OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVR IS LEGAL. DPE THIS, THERE ARE STILL SOME CULTURAL TABOOS SURROUNDG HOMOSEXUALY, AND N BE CHALLENGG TO FD QUEER-IENDLY SPAC.THAT BEG SAID, THERE ARE SEVERAL LGBTQ EVENTS AND GATHERGS NEPAL THAT YOU N VIS IF YOU WANT TO MEET OTHER QUEER PEOPLE. SWOTAH TRAVEL ANIZ A GAY TREK THE HIMALAYAS EVERY YEAR, WHERE LIKE-MD PEOPLE OM ALL AROUND THE WORLD E TOGETHER FOR A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE. NEPAL ALSO HOSTS ANNUAL PRI PARAS KATHMANDU EACH JUNE, IATED BY QUEER YOUTH GROUP. SO IF YOU'RE TRAVELG, THEN BE SURE TO CHECK OUT WHAT EVENTS ARE HAPPENG AND JO ON SOME FUN!ACMODATN OPTNS FOR LGBTQ TRAVELERS NEPALWHEN TO FDG ACMODATN, YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPTNS FOR LGBT TRAVELERS NEPAL. THERE ARE VAR CHOIC, OM HOTELS AND HOSTELS THE CI TO HOMTAYS AND MPG RAL AREAS. IF YOU'RE LOOKG FOR A HOTEL OR HOSTEL, DO PLENTY OF REARCH BEFOREHAND. THE BT WAY TO FD A SAFE PLACE IS TO READ ONLE REVIEWS OM OTHER LGBTQ TRAVELERS. SOME HOTELS HAVE EVEN STARTED ADVERTISG AS LGBTQ-IENDLY, SO THAT'S AN EASY WAY TO MAKE SURE YOU'LL BE AN ACCEPTG ENVIRONMENT. ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE SURE YOUR ACMODATN IS LGBTQ-IENDLY IS BY BOOKG WH PANI THAT SPECIALIZE LGBTQ TRAVEL. THEY UNRSTAND THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF THE QUEER MUNY AND N OFFER SPECIAL SERVIC SIGNED FOR OUR MUNY. FOR A MORE THENTIC LOL EXPERIENCE, HOMTAYS ARE ALSO A GREAT OPTN — READ REVIEWS REFULLY BEFORE BOOKG! SOME OF THE BT ACMODATNS FOR LGBTQ N BE HYATT, CROWNE PLAZA, STARWOOD GROUP, MARRTT GROUP, TAJ, AND MANY MORE. IN NCLN, NEPAL IS A SAFE AND WELG STATN FOR LGBTQ TRAVELERS, AS LONG AS YOU TAKE SOME BASIC PREUTNS AND REARCH YOUR TRIP ADVANCE. THERE IS NO NEED TO HI YOUR SEXUALY WHILE NEPAL, AND YOU'LL FD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNI TO MEET OTHER LGBTQ TRAVELERS AND LOLS DURG YOUR STAY. JT BE RPECTFUL OF LOL CULTURE AND CTOMS, AND YOU WILL ENJOY EXPLORG THIS BETIFUL UNTRY. ENQUIRYNAMEEMAILNATNALYYOUR NATNALYAFGHANISTANÅLAND ISLANDSALBANIAALGERIAAMERIN SAMOAANDORRAANGOLAANGUILLAANTARCTIANTIGUA AND BARBUDAARGENTAARMENIAABAATRALIAATRIAAZERBAIJANBAHAMASBAHRABANGLASHBARBADOSBELASBELGIUMBELIZEBENBERMUDABHUTANBOLIVIABOSNIA AND HERZEABOTSWANABOUVET ISLANDBRAZILBRISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRORYBNEI DASSALAMBULGARIABURKA FASOBUNDICAMBODIACAMEROONCANADACAPE VERCAYMAN ISLANDSCENTRAL AIN REPUBLICCHADCHILECHACHRISTMAS ISLANDCOS (KEELG) ISLANDSCOLOMBIACOMOROSCONGOCONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THECOOK ISLANDSCOSTA RICOTE D'IVOIRECROATIACUBACYPSCZECH REPUBLICDENMARKDJIBOUTIDOMIDOMIN REPUBLICECUADOREGYPTEL SALVADOREQUATORIAL GUEAERREAESTONIAETHPIAFALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVAS)FAROE ISLANDSFIJIFLANDFRANCEFRENCH GUIANAFRENCH POLYNIAFRENCH SOUTHERN TERRORIGABONGAMBIAGEIAGERMANYGHANAGIBRALTARGREECEGREENLANDGRENADAGUALOUPEGUAMGUATEMALAGUERNSEYGUEAGUEA-BISSGUYANAHAIHEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDSHOLY SEE (VATIN CY STATE)HONDURASHONG KONGHUNGARYICELANDINDIAINDONIAIRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OFIRAQIRELANDISLE OF MANISRAELITALYJAMAIJAPANJERSEYJORDANKAZAKHSTANKENYAKIRIBATIKOREAKOREA, REPUBLIC OFKUWAKYRGYZSTANLAOLATVIALEBANONLOTHOLIBERIALIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYALIECHTENSTELHUANIALUXEMBOURGMAOMACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OFMADAGASRMALAWIMALAYSIAMALDIVMALIMALTAMARSHALL ISLANDSMARTIQUEMRANIAMRIMAYOTTEMEXIMICRONIA, FERATED STAT OFMOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OFMONAMONGOLIAMONTSERRATMOROCMOZAMBIQUEMYANMARNAMIBIANNEPALNETHERLANDSNETHERLANDS ANTILLNEW CALEDONIANEW ZEALANDNIRAGUANIGERNIGERIANIUENORFOLK ISLANDNORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDSNORWAYOMANPAKISTANPALPALTIAN TERRORY, OCCUPIEDPANAMAPAPUA NEW GUEAPARAGUAYPEPHILIPPPIRNPOLANDPORTUGALPUERTO RIQATARRNNROMANIARSIAN FERATNRWANDASAT HELENASAT KTS AND NEVISSAT LUCIASAT PIERRE AND MIQUELONSAT VCENT AND THE GRENADSAMOASAN MAROSAO TOME AND PRCIPESDI ARABIASENEGALSERBIA AND MONTENEGROSEYCHELLSIERRA LEONESGAPORESLOVAKIASLOVENIASOLOMON ISLANDSSOMALIASOUTH AISOUTH GEIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDSSPASRI LANKASUDANSURAMESVALBARD AND JAN MAYENSWAZILANDSWENSWZERLANDSYRIAN ARAB REPUBLICTAIWAN, PROVCE OF CHATAJIKISTANTANZANIA, UNED REPUBLIC OFTHAILANDTIMOR-LTETOGOTOKELTONGATRIDAD AND TOBAGOTUNISIATURKEYTURKMENISTANTURKS AND CAIS ISLANDSTUVALUUGANDAUKRAEUNED ARAB EMIRATUNED KGDOMUNED STATUNED STAT MOR OUTLYG ISLANDSUGUAYUZBEKISTANVANUATUVENEZUELAVIET NAMVIRG ISLANDS, BRISHVIRG ISLANDS, U.S.WALLIS AND FUTUNAWTERN SAHARAYEMENZAMBIAZIMBABWEYOUR ENQUIRYSEND SUBSCRIBE FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
• HOW A GAY NEPALI ACTIVIST IS LEADG THE FIGHT FOR LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
• KATHMANDU GAY TOUR | 5 DAYS

GAY TRAVEL NEPAL: GUI FOR LGBT TRAVELERS  WRTEN BY : SWOTAH TRAVEL    DEC 07, 2022   71 VIEWS TWEET SHARE NEPAL IS HOME TO DIVERSE GROUPS OF PEOPLE - PEOPLE WH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, ST, RELIGNS, AND RAC ARE BOUND TOGETHER. SCE THE CULTURE HAS MORNIZED WH THE VELOPMENT OF THE UNTRY, WE N EXPERIENCE MANY SOCIAL DISREGARDS MIGATG THE URSE OF TIME. IN TOURISM PROSPECTS, NEPAL OFFERS A HEAVENLY BETY ONT OF YOU WH WARM AND WELG HOSPALY YOU NEVER WANT TO MISS. TRAVELG TO NEPAL N BE REALLY PLEASG: ANYONE N DO THAT WH PROPER PLANNG. BUT A QUTN ALWAYS POPS OUT ABOUT THE LGBTQ TOURS THE UNTRY. SCE THE UNTRY STILL HAS MANY STEREOTYP AND CLICH ABOUT THE MUNY, EVEN THOUGH 'S THE PROCS OF GRADUAL MORNIZATN, PROBLEMS MIGHT ARISE. NEPAL IS HEART-WELG, AND PEOPLE ARE SO HOSPABLE; THAT'S ONE PART OF THE STORY. BUT AS AN LGBTQ TRAVELER, YOU MAY HAVE SOME QUTNS ABOUT TRAVELG TO NEPAL. WILL I BE SAFE? WHAT SHOULD I AVOID DOG OR SAYG? IS THERE A GAY SCENE NEPAL? YOU MIGHT BE FEARG THE POSSIBLE DANGERS OR PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT E DURG YOUR STAY THE UNTRY.YOU NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT - WE'RE HERE TO HELP. THIS GUI WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE RMATN YOU NEED TO HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE TRIP TO NEPAL, REGARDLS OF YOUR ORIENTATN OR GENR INTY. WE'LL VER EVERYTHG OM THE BASICS OF NEPALE CULTURE TO THE BT SPOTS FOR LGBTQ TRAVELERS KATHMANDU. SO READ ON, AND GET READY TO EXPLORE THIS AMAZG UNTRY SAFELY AND THENTILLY AS AN LGBTQ TRAVELER. LGBTQ GAY AND LBIAN TRAVEL INIATN IN NEPALWHILE NEPAL IS A GREAT PLACE TO TRAVEL FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE, 'S SENTIAL TO BE AWARE OF THE UNTRY'S STANCE ON LGBTQ RIGHTS. THE IATN OF LGBTQ GAY AND LBIAN TRAVEL STARTED BACK 2007. IN 2008, NEPAL LEGALIZED HOMOSEXUALY. NEPAL TOURISM BOARD, ALONGSI THE MISTRY OF TOURISM, CIVIL AVIATN, AND TRAVEL, ALL ME FORTH WH THEIR SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ TOURISM. THE TURNG POT OF NEPAL'S JOURNEY TOWARD THE ACCEPTANCE OF LGBTQ ME AFTER THE REVISN OF NEPAL'S NEW CONSTUTN. THE ERNMENT OF NEPAL SUPPORTS THE LGBTQ MUNY THROUGH MULTIPLE PROJECTS, AND MANY DIVIDUALS/UPL HAVE SHOWERED THEIR TRIPS AND STAY NEPAL. SCE THEN, NEPAL HAS BEE A SAFE AND WELG STATN FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE. THE ERNMENT AND MANY CIZENS OPENLY SUPPORT THE LGBTQ MUNY, AND SEVERAL BS AND ANIZATNS TER TO LGBTQ TRAVELERS.THE SUPREME COURT ALSO GUARANTE THE LGBTQ MUNY'S RIGHTS, BUT SOMETIM YOU N SEE THE RIGHTS OF SEXUAL MORI ALSO HAVE ADVANCED SIGNIFINTLY. HOWEVER, WH THE EVOLUTN AND MORNIZATN, THE UNTRY HAS BEE MORE VOL ABOUT THE ISSU. JT LIKE OTHERS, PEOPLE OM LGBTQ VIS NEPAL TO RELIVE THE ADVANTAGE OF NATURAL BETY AND ADVENTURO ACTIVI. AND YOU ARE EE TO EXERCISE YOUR LGBTQ RIGHTS NEPAL. MANY TRAVEL AGENCI AND ASSOCIATED NNECTNS ARE THERE TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS. SCE NEPAL STILL HAS NSERVATIVE SOCIETI RAL AREAS, THERE N BE ISSU WH THE LGBTQ MUNY. CULTURAL AND SOCIAL EXPECTATNS FOR LGBT PEOPLE NEPALAS AN LGBT TRAVELER NEPAL, YOU SHOULD KNOW A FEW THGS ABOUT THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL EXPECTATNS FOR LGBT PEOPLE HERE. NEPAL IS A LARGELY NSERVATIVE UNTRY, AND WHILE ATTUS TOWARD HOMOSEXUALY ARE GRADUALLY CHANGG, THERE IS STILL A LOT OF DISCRIMATN AND HARASSMENT AGAST LGBTQ PEOPLE. HOMOSEXUALY IS NOT ILLEGAL NEPAL, AND THERE WAS NO LEGAL PROTECTN OM DISCRIMATN OR HATE CRIM BEFORE. BUT NOW, THORI TAKE ACTN AGAST ANY DISCRIMATN. MT-VIS DTATNS FOR LGBT TRAVELERS NEPALAS AN LGBTQ TRAVELER NEPAL, SPECIFIC STATNS ARE A MT-VIS. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR FAVOR: THE ANCIENT CY OF KATHMANDU IS A POPULAR STATN FOR TOURISTS OF ALL KDS, AND 'S HOME TO A LIVELY LGBTQ NIGHTLIFE SCENE. THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF BARS, CLUBS, AND RTRANTS TERG TO THE GAY MUNY, SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FD A PLACE TO LET YOUR HAIR DOWN AND HAVE SOME FUN. ANOTHER GREAT SPOT IS POKHARA, KNOWN FOR S STUNNG NATURAL SCENERY. IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE MOST WELG PLAC NEPAL FOR LGBT TRAVELERS, WH A THRIVG DRAG SCENE AND PLENTY OF GAY-IENDLY HOTELS AND GUTHO. IF YOU'RE LOOKG FOR A MORE SECLUD GETAWAY, HEAD TO THE BEACH TOWN OF GOKARNA. THIS LAID-BACK TOWN IS POPULAR WH HIPPI AND YOGA ENTHIASTS AND IS WELL-KNOWN AS A SAFE AND WELG PLACE FOR LGBTQ TRAVELERS. BIS THOSE, IF YOU ARE PLANNG A TREK, THEN ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP, EVERT BASE CAMP, AND SHEY PHOKSUNDO TREK MIGHT BE THE CUP OF YOUR TEA.TIPS ON STAYG SAFE AS AN LGBTQ TRAVELER NEPALNO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, EXPLORG A NEW PLACE ALWAYS WH A SAFETY RISK. AS AN LGBTQ TRAVELER, 'S SENTIAL TO BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDGS AND TAKE THE NECSARY STEPS TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY. FIRST, REARCH THE LAWS AND CULTURAL NORMS THAT RELATE TO THE LGBT MUNY NEPAL. THIS N HELP YOU AVOID ANY POTENTIAL LEGAL OR SOCIAL ISSU. THEN, IF POSSIBLE, NNECT WH LOL LGBTQ ANIZATNS NEPAL THAT N PROVI YOU WH HELPFUL RMATN AND GUIDANCE. ALWAYS BE MDFUL OF HOW YOU DRS AND ACT PUBLIC, AS CERTA CULTURAL CTOMS OR BEHAVRS N DRAW UNWANTED ATTENTN. WHEREVER POSSIBLE, TRAVEL WH A PANN WHO SUPPORTS THE LGBTQ MUNY AND N HELP ENSURE YOUR SAFETY.  AND FALLY, MAKE SURE TO PLAN BY FAIARIZG YOURSELF WH WHERE YOU'RE GOG AND HAVG A GENERAL IA OF WHERE YOU'D LIKE TO STAY BEFORE ARRIVG AT YOUR STATN. LGBTQ EVENTS AND GATHERGS NEPALIT IS WORTH NOTG THAT, QUICKLY, NEPAL IS BEG AN CREASGLY LGBTQ-IENDLY STATN. ACRDG TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NEPAL, OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVR IS LEGAL. DPE THIS, THERE ARE STILL SOME CULTURAL TABOOS SURROUNDG HOMOSEXUALY, AND N BE CHALLENGG TO FD QUEER-IENDLY SPAC.THAT BEG SAID, THERE ARE SEVERAL LGBTQ EVENTS AND GATHERGS NEPAL THAT YOU N VIS IF YOU WANT TO MEET OTHER QUEER PEOPLE. SWOTAH TRAVEL ANIZ A GAY TREK THE HIMALAYAS EVERY YEAR, WHERE LIKE-MD PEOPLE OM ALL AROUND THE WORLD E TOGETHER FOR A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE. NEPAL ALSO HOSTS ANNUAL PRI PARAS KATHMANDU EACH JUNE, IATED BY QUEER YOUTH GROUP. SO IF YOU'RE TRAVELG, THEN BE SURE TO CHECK OUT WHAT EVENTS ARE HAPPENG AND JO ON SOME FUN!ACMODATN OPTNS FOR LGBTQ TRAVELERS NEPALWHEN TO FDG ACMODATN, YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPTNS FOR LGBT TRAVELERS NEPAL. THERE ARE VAR CHOIC, OM HOTELS AND HOSTELS THE CI TO HOMTAYS AND MPG RAL AREAS. IF YOU'RE LOOKG FOR A HOTEL OR HOSTEL, DO PLENTY OF REARCH BEFOREHAND. THE BT WAY TO FD A SAFE PLACE IS TO READ ONLE REVIEWS OM OTHER LGBTQ TRAVELERS. SOME HOTELS HAVE EVEN STARTED ADVERTISG AS LGBTQ-IENDLY, SO THAT'S AN EASY WAY TO MAKE SURE YOU'LL BE AN ACCEPTG ENVIRONMENT. ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE SURE YOUR ACMODATN IS LGBTQ-IENDLY IS BY BOOKG WH PANI THAT SPECIALIZE LGBTQ TRAVEL. THEY UNRSTAND THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF THE QUEER MUNY AND N OFFER SPECIAL SERVIC SIGNED FOR OUR MUNY. FOR A MORE THENTIC LOL EXPERIENCE, HOMTAYS ARE ALSO A GREAT OPTN — READ REVIEWS REFULLY BEFORE BOOKG! SOME OF THE BT ACMODATNS FOR LGBTQ N BE HYATT, CROWNE PLAZA, STARWOOD GROUP, MARRTT GROUP, TAJ, AND MANY MORE. IN NCLN, NEPAL IS A SAFE AND WELG STATN FOR LGBTQ TRAVELERS, AS LONG AS YOU TAKE SOME BASIC PREUTNS AND REARCH YOUR TRIP ADVANCE. THERE IS NO NEED TO HI YOUR SEXUALY WHILE NEPAL, AND YOU'LL FD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNI TO MEET OTHER LGBTQ TRAVELERS AND LOLS DURG YOUR STAY. JT BE RPECTFUL OF LOL CULTURE AND CTOMS, AND YOU WILL ENJOY EXPLORG THIS BETIFUL UNTRY. ENQUIRYNAMEEMAILNATNALYYOUR NATNALYAFGHANISTANÅLAND ISLANDSALBANIAALGERIAAMERIN SAMOAANDORRAANGOLAANGUILLAANTARCTIANTIGUA AND BARBUDAARGENTAARMENIAABAATRALIAATRIAAZERBAIJANBAHAMASBAHRABANGLASHBARBADOSBELASBELGIUMBELIZEBENBERMUDABHUTANBOLIVIABOSNIA AND HERZEABOTSWANABOUVET ISLANDBRAZILBRISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRORYBNEI DASSALAMBULGARIABURKA FASOBUNDICAMBODIACAMEROONCANADACAPE VERCAYMAN ISLANDSCENTRAL AIN REPUBLICCHADCHILECHACHRISTMAS ISLANDCOS (KEELG) ISLANDSCOLOMBIACOMOROSCONGOCONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THECOOK ISLANDSCOSTA RICOTE D'IVOIRECROATIACUBACYPSCZECH REPUBLICDENMARKDJIBOUTIDOMIDOMIN REPUBLICECUADOREGYPTEL SALVADOREQUATORIAL GUEAERREAESTONIAETHPIAFALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVAS)FAROE ISLANDSFIJIFLANDFRANCEFRENCH GUIANAFRENCH POLYNIAFRENCH SOUTHERN TERRORIGABONGAMBIAGEIAGERMANYGHANAGIBRALTARGREECEGREENLANDGRENADAGUALOUPEGUAMGUATEMALAGUERNSEYGUEAGUEA-BISSGUYANAHAIHEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDSHOLY SEE (VATIN CY STATE)HONDURASHONG KONGHUNGARYICELANDINDIAINDONIAIRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OFIRAQIRELANDISLE OF MANISRAELITALYJAMAIJAPANJERSEYJORDANKAZAKHSTANKENYAKIRIBATIKOREAKOREA, REPUBLIC OFKUWAKYRGYZSTANLAOLATVIALEBANONLOTHOLIBERIALIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYALIECHTENSTELHUANIALUXEMBOURGMAOMACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OFMADAGASRMALAWIMALAYSIAMALDIVMALIMALTAMARSHALL ISLANDSMARTIQUEMRANIAMRIMAYOTTEMEXIMICRONIA, FERATED STAT OFMOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OFMONAMONGOLIAMONTSERRATMOROCMOZAMBIQUEMYANMARNAMIBIANNEPALNETHERLANDSNETHERLANDS ANTILLNEW CALEDONIANEW ZEALANDNIRAGUANIGERNIGERIANIUENORFOLK ISLANDNORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDSNORWAYOMANPAKISTANPALPALTIAN TERRORY, OCCUPIEDPANAMAPAPUA NEW GUEAPARAGUAYPEPHILIPPPIRNPOLANDPORTUGALPUERTO RIQATARRNNROMANIARSIAN FERATNRWANDASAT HELENASAT KTS AND NEVISSAT LUCIASAT PIERRE AND MIQUELONSAT VCENT AND THE GRENADSAMOASAN MAROSAO TOME AND PRCIPESDI ARABIASENEGALSERBIA AND MONTENEGROSEYCHELLSIERRA LEONESGAPORESLOVAKIASLOVENIASOLOMON ISLANDSSOMALIASOUTH AISOUTH GEIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDSSPASRI LANKASUDANSURAMESVALBARD AND JAN MAYENSWAZILANDSWENSWZERLANDSYRIAN ARAB REPUBLICTAIWAN, PROVCE OF CHATAJIKISTANTANZANIA, UNED REPUBLIC OFTHAILANDTIMOR-LTETOGOTOKELTONGATRIDAD AND TOBAGOTUNISIATURKEYTURKMENISTANTURKS AND CAIS ISLANDSTUVALUUGANDAUKRAEUNED ARAB EMIRATUNED KGDOMUNED STATUNED STAT MOR OUTLYG ISLANDSUGUAYUZBEKISTANVANUATUVENEZUELAVIET NAMVIRG ISLANDS, BRISHVIRG ISLANDS, U.S.WALLIS AND FUTUNAWTERN SAHARAYEMENZAMBIAZIMBABWEYOUR ENQUIRYSEND SUBSCRIBE FOR OUR NEWSLETTER

Nepal Friends Date is a datg se, which wel straight, gay men, and lbians.

Nepal has s arms open to people om the LGBTQ+ muny, and travellers should not experience any homophobia. How is your experience of gay datg app Nepal? Is there a gay scene Nepal?

We'll ver everythg om the basics of Nepale culture to the bt spots for LGBTQ travelers read on, and get ready to explore this amazg untry safely and thentilly as an LGBTQ Gay and Lbian Travel Iniatn In NepalWhile Nepal is a great place to travel for LGBTQ people, 's sential to be aware of the untry's stance on LGBTQ iatn of LGBTQ Gay and Lbian travel started back 2007. In 2008, Nepal legalized homosexualy. Cultural and Social Expectatns for LGBT People NepalAs an LGBT traveler Nepal, you should know a few thgs about the cultural and social expectatns for LGBT people is a largely nservative untry, and while attus toward homosexualy are gradually changg, there is still a lot of discrimatn and harassment agast LGBTQ people.

HOW A GAY NEPALI ACTIVIST IS LEADG THE FIGHT FOR LGBTQ+ RIGHTS

Homosexualy is not illegal Nepal, and there was no legal protectn om discrimatn or hate crim before. There's no shortage of bars, clubs, and rtrants terg to the gay muny, so you'll be able to fd a place to let your hair down and have some fun. It's also one of the most welg plac Nepal for LGBT travelers, wh a thrivg drag scene and plenty of gay-iendly hotels and you're lookg for a more seclud getaway, head to the beach town of Gokarna.

KATHMANDU GAY TOUR | 5 DAYS

Acrdg to the Supreme Court of Nepal, openly homosexual behavr is legal.

Dpe this, there are still some cultural taboos surroundg homosexualy, and n be challengg to fd queer-iendly beg said, there are several LGBTQ events and gathergs Nepal that you n vis if you want to meet other queer people. Swotah Travel aniz a Gay Trek the Himalayas every year, where like-md people om all around the world e together for a fantastic experience. Get Free Advice for your Next big Holiday, travel statn, gay iendly hotels, tips and other rmatn!

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” Born a remote Nepali village, she first realized she was gay when she was 13 but did not know what her feelgs meant.

Livg a poor, culturally nservative muny, where gay, lbian, and transgenr people were entirely visible, they felt pelled to keep their relatnship hidn om their fai. The anizatn provid Apeksha and her partner wh sheltered acmodatn Kathmandu and an tert-ee loan to help them lay the foundatns for an pennt s foundatn 2001, the Blue Diamond Society has led the fight for gay rights Nepal, mpaigng for nstutnal change. Believed to be one of the most progrsive untri Asia when to gay rights, Apeksha’s story reveals that the polil advanc to do not always filter down to lived be first Asian untry to clu non-discrimatory laws for LGBT muny — Aftab Borka (@aftabborka) September 23, 2015Beg LGBT Asia, a jot report missned by US Aid, UNDP and UNICEF, explas the plex history of LGBT rights Nepal.

Recent polil advanc have helped enshre the rights of gay, lbian and third genr dividuals law — om nstutnal regnn to the creatn of a ‘third genr’ passport. ” An example of this discrepancy between polil progrs and the daily realy for LGBT people around the world, Apeksha now works full-time for the Blue Diamond Society to help break the barriers she faced growg up gay Nepal. If you have a short break Kathmandu, the cy of templ, but want to have as much as Kathmandu has to offer, this gay tour package will be the bt optn for you.