In orr to end discrimatn and achieve broad acceptance for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) people across South Asia, ordated and strategic advocy efforts to advance both legal and social reforms are need, said participants at a global fom Kathmandu this week.
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HOW A GAY NEPALI ACTIVIST IS LEADG THE FIGHT FOR LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
After beg banned om school, and nearly forced to marriage, see how a young gay activist is workg to promote genr equaly and LGBT rights Nepal. * nepal lgbt discrimination *
” 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.