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.
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. (LGBTIQ stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex and qutng/queer.