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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. 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- 'PROGRSIVE LAWS, BUT...': IS NEPAL REALLY THE BEAN OF LGBTQ RIGHTS ASIA?WHILE THE LAWS ARE PROGRSIVE, THEY HAVE NOT REALLY TRANSLATED TO MEANGFUL CHANGE FOR THE MUNY.MADHREE GOSWAMIPUBLISHED: 19 JUL 2023, 8:32 AM ISTEXPLAERS5 M READISHARE "NEPAL WAS NEVER LONISED, AND HENCE, UNLIKE FORMER BRISH LONI SUCH AS INDIA AND PAKISTAN, WHICH HERED LONIAL LAWS BANNG 'UNNATURAL' SEX, NEPAL DID NOT HAVE ANY ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN ON S BOOKS," NIRANJAN KUNWAR, THE THOR OF BETWEEN QUEENS AND THE CI, WHICH IS THE FIRST QUEER MEMOIR ENGLISH TO BE PUBLISHED THE UNTRY, EXPLAED TO THE QUT.ON 28 JUNE, NEPAL BEME THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN UNTRY TO REGNISE SAME-SEX MARRIAG AFTER THE UNTRY'S SUPREME COURT PASSED AN TERIM ORR ASKG THORI TO MAKE TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS TO REGISTER SUCH MARRIAG BEFORE SPECIFIC LAWS ARE FORMULATED.THIS HISTORIC CISN ADD YET ANOTHER FEATHER TO NEPAL'S P WHEN ME TO PROTECTG THE RIGHTS OF GENR AND SEXUAL MORI. 2007: NEPAL'S SUPREME COURT EXPLICLY PROTECTS SEXUAL ORIENTATN2010: THE ELECTN COMMISSN ADDS THE THIRD GENR OPTN TO VOTER ROLLS2011: NEPAL CLUS A THIRD GENR ON S NATNAL CENS, A FIRST THE WORLD 2015: PASSPORTS START REGNISG THREE GENRSYET, MANY OM THE LGBTQIA+ MUNY NEPAL ALLEGE THAT "THE ATTU OF THE SOCIETY TOWARDS THEM IS THE SAME AS WAS 15 YEARS BACK," WHEN THE SUPREME COURT FIRST REGNISED GENR AND SEXUAL INTI.THE QUT LOOKS AT HOW THE GROUND REALY FOR LGBTQIA+ PERSONS NEPAL, WHICH HAS A LONG HISTORY OF QUEER STGGLE, IS STILL FAR OM NDUCIVE SPE S PROGRSIVE LAWS. ALSO READNEPAL'S SUPREME COURT ORRS GOVT TO TEMPORARILY REGISTER SAME-SEX MARRIAGADVERTISEMENTHOW NEPAL'S LGBTQ MOVEMENT CAME OF AGE DURG CIVIL WARWHEN NEPAL TRANSNED OM AN TOCRACY TO A MOCRACY 2008, NEPAL'S GAY MUNY WAS AMONG THE FIRST GROUPS TO MAND REGNN, ALONG WH THE UNTRY'S ETHNIC MORI. AS KYLE KNIGHT, A REARCHER ON THE LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS PROGRAMME AT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, SAID: "THE MOVEMENT ME OF AGE DURG THE 1996-2006 CIVIL WAR AND FOUND S FOOTG THE AFTERMATH.""ACTIVISTS JOED THE PROTTS AGAST THE MONARCHY AND NTRIBUTED TO THE NVERSATNS ABOUT WHAT A 'NEW NEPAL' SHOULD LOOK LIKE – THIS GAVE THEM A HUGE AMOUNT OF SOCIAL LEGIMACY," HE TOLD THE GUARDIAN 2016.BUT AS KUNWAR EXPLAED, WH NO ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN, NEPAL SAW LAWS BEG TWISTED TO TARGET THE MUNY. FOR STANCE, A REVISN THE 1960S TRODUCED A CLSE FORBIDDG "UNNATURAL SEX."IN 2004, WAS PROBABLY ED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME TO ARGUE THE SHUTTG DOWN OF BLUE DIAMOND SOCIETY (BDS), NEPAL'S FIRST QUEER NGO, FOUND BY FORMER PARLIAMENTARIAN AND GENR RIGHTS ACTIVIST SUNIL BABU PANT 2001."A LAWYER NAMED ACHYUT PRASAD KHAREL HAD PETNED TO THE NEPALE ERNMENT TO SHUT BDS DOWN FOR ENURAGG HOMOSEXUALY THE NAME OF HUMAN RIGHTS. HIS SE LED TO AN CREASE VLENCE AGAST LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE," RELLED PANT.BETWEEN 2003 AND 2006 (WHEN THE UNTRY WAS STILL NOT A MOCRACY), AT LEAST 90 PEOPLE OM THE QUEER MUNY HAD BEEN ATTACKED, AS RERD BY THE BDS.THE SE WAS DISMISSED BY THE NEPALE ERNMENT ON GROUNDS OF "HOMOSEXUALY NOT BEG A CRIMAL ISSUE."ALSO READPRI IS POLIL: LGBTQ+ INDIANS REFLECT ON THE POLICS OF QUEERNSADVERTISEMENTTHE 2007 JUDGMENT THAT CHANGED IT ALLSPEAKG ABOUT HOW THE MUNY WAS SUBJECTED TO DISCRIMATN AND VLENCE, PANT TOLD THE QUT THAT WAS THIS VERY DISCRIMATN THAT PELLED HIM AND OTHERS TO FILE A PETN 2007 – THE VERDICT OF WHICH WENT ON TO BEE A LANDMARK ONE."IN 2003, WHEN THE EMERGENCY WAS IMPOSED NEPAL AFTER THE TRANSN OM MONARCHY TO TOCRACY, SECURY FORC SCEND ON THE STREETS. THE THIRD-GENR POPULATN WAS SUBJECTED TO A LOT OF VLENCE, BOTH OM THE FORC AS WELL AS THE MAOISTS. THE FORC ED TO TA TRANS PERSONS UNR SOME PRETEXT OR THE OTHER," HE TOLD THE QUT.ON 26 AUGT 2004, A POLICE OFFICER SL A TRANSGENR WOMAN'S THROAT AFTER FORCG HER TO PERFORM ORAL SEX. "AFTER THE KHAREL SE, POLICE ME AFTER MORE AGGRSIVELY," PANT ADD.TWO YEARS LATER, A PRO-MOCRACY MOVEMENT BEGAN. "THIS HELPED MAKE NNECTNS WH A FEW POLIL PARTI WHO WERE QUE WELG OF . AFTER THE PEACE ACRD WAS SIGNED NEW DELHI, AN TERIM PARLIAMENT WAS MA AND THEY SOUGHT SUGGTNS ON WHAT TO CLU THE CONSTUTN. WE ASKED THAT LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS BE CLUD THE CONSTUTN, BUT OUR SUGGTNS WERE NOT TABLED. THAT IS WHEN WE CID TO MOVE THE URT," HE SAID.WH EIGHT MONTHS OF THEIR PETN, THE TOP URT PASSED A FAVOURABLE CISN, WHICH CLEARLY STATED THAT LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE ARE 'NATURAL'. IT REGNISED THE MUNY'S RIGHTS AS 'FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS', AND LEGALISED HOMOSEXUALY – A FIRST FOR A SOUTH ASIAN NATN.IN S ORR, THE URT ALSO ASKED THE ERNMENT TO FORM A PANEL TO STUDY SAME-SEX MARRIAG AND E UP WH LEGAL PROVISNS BASED ON S SUGGTNS AND REMENDATNS. THE MTEE SUBMTED S REPORT 2015, REMENDG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. HOWEVER, NEVER GAED STEAM.ALSO READFIVE MEXINS, ONE LOL KILLED HELIPTER CRASH NEAR MOUNT EVERT NEPALADVERTISEMENTTHE REALY ON THE GROUNDAFTER THE 2007 JUDGMENT – AND WHAT FOLLOWED AFTERWARDS – NEPAL EARNED A GLOBAL IMAGE OF BEG A BEAN OF LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS. BUT WHILE THE LAWS HAVE BEEN NSIRED PROGRSIVE, THEY HAVE NOT TRANSLATED TO CHANG THE LARGER SOCIETY, AND MEMBERS OF THE MUNY ARE STILL DISCRIMATED AGAST, ACTIVISTS ALLEGED TO THE QUT.FOR STANCE, DAYS AFTER THE TOP URT'S HISTORIC CISN TO REGNISE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, THE KATHMANDU DISTRICT COURT REJECTED A MARRIAGE REGISTRATN APPLITN FILED BY A GAY UPLE ON THE GROUNDS THAT BOTH APPLINTS BELONG TO THE SAME SEX. "THIS IS NOT ONLY A BLOW TO THE RIGHTS OF SEXUAL MORI, BUT ALSO A DISHONOUR TO THE SUPREME COURT'S ORR," SAID PANT.IN HIS PAPER 'EVERYDAY LIV OF LGBTI KATHMANDU VALLEY: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY', MEGH VILAS BHATTA, FACULTY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMANI AND SOCIAL SCIENC AT BUDHANILKANTHA SCHOOL KATHMANDU, HAS NOTED HOW "THERE IS WISPREAD TOLERANCE FOR LGBTI MUNY THE NEPALE SOCIETY ON THE BASIS THAT THEY DO NOT NFORM TO SET NOTNS FOR MALE OR FEMALE GENR INTY."HE TOLD THE QUT THAT THE MUNY SUFFERS OM EXTENSIVE PREJUDICE, DISCRIMATN, AND VLENCE."ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS MY PAPER TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS NIED A HOE FOR RENT BY THE LANDLORD KATHMANDU BEE OF HER GENR. THE LANDLORD LLED HER A HIJRA AND SAID THAT A MISFORTUNE WOULD OCCUR IF HE RENTED OUT TO HER."BHAKTI SHAH, A TRANSGENR MAN, TOLD THE QUT THAT PEOPLE'S PERCEPTN TOWARD "SEXUAL MORI IS THE SAME AS WAS 15 YEARS AGO BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT LG ON GENR INTY." SHAH WORKED THE NEPAL ARMY, WHERE HE WAS ACCED OF HAVG SEX WH A WOMAN THE BARRACKS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED OM HIS POSN 2009."I WAS IMPRISONED FOR 60 DAYS A BIG HALL WH VLTED CEILGS. THEY KEPT TELLG ME THAT I WAS A CRIMAL ... THEY TOLD ME THAT I EXHIBED HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVUR AND THAT I WAS A BLACK MARK ON THE WHOLE ARMY BEE OF MY SEXUALY. THEY LATER LLED ME AND SAID THAT I WAS NOW EXPELLED OM THE ROYAL NEPAL ARMY AND THAT I SHOULD GO HOME," RELLED SHAH."THE NVERSATN REGARDG QUEER RIGHTS HAS NOT PROGRSED BEYOND THE 2007 VERDICT. WE ARE STILL TREATED LIKE THIRD-CLASS CIZENS," SAID RSHANA KAPALI, A QUEER RIGHTS ACTIVIST. A TRANSGENR WOMAN WHO WAS BULLIED AND ABED BY HER SCHOOL PRCIPAL DURG HER SCHOOL YEARS, KAPALI WAS LATER FORMALLY ALLOWED TO STUDY AT TRIBHUWAN UNIVERSY.THOUGH SHE ULD STUDY AGA, SHE WAS NOT FORMALLY REGISTERED AS A STUNT, AS HER HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT INTIFI HER AS A "MALE" UNR HER ADNAME.(AT THE QUT, WE ARE ANSWERABLE ONLY TO OUR DIENCE. PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE SHAPG OUR JOURNALISM BY BEG A MEMBER. BEE THE TTH IS WORTH .)READ LATT NEWS AND BREAKG NEWS AT THE QUT, BROWSE FOR MORE OM EXPLAERS TOPICS: NEPAL EXPLAER LGBT COMMUNY BEE A MEMBER TO UNLOCKACCS TO ALL PAYWALLED NTENT ON SEAD-EE EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE QUTLISTEN TO PAYWALLED NTENTEARLY PREVIEWS OF OUR SPECIAL PROJECTSAND MORE MEMBERSHIP BENEFS!THE QUT DAILY
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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. 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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.
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.
Acrdg to the Supreme Court of Nepal, openly homosexual behavr is legal.
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Gay Nepal Travel Story: Karl's adventure to Buddhism & Hduism Kathmandu, Bhaktapur & the Himalayas, a flights around Mount Evert * gay to nepal *
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. Kathmandu, June 29: The Supreme Court of Nepal issued an terim orr the name of the ernment to ensure a transnal mechanism to ensure marriage registratn of same-sex upl and other non-tradnal heterosexual upl (Gay Marriag).
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Karl’s gay travels to Kathmandu, Nepal, 2008 before the earthquake – Y, is already que a while ago sce I was backpackg India and Nepal.
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Sleepg travelers at Tra Statn Varanasi | Gay Travel Nepal Photo Story Himalayas ©. Tra trip om Varanasi to Gorakhpur | Gay Travel Nepal Photo Story Himalayas ©. B Trip om Sonli at the Indian – Nepale borr to Kathmandu | Gay Travel Nepal Photo Story Himalayas ©.
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Karl’s Gay Travel Nepal Kathmandu Story before the big Earthquake.
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'PROGRSIVE LAWS, BUT...': IS NEPAL REALLY THE BEAN OF LGBTQ RIGHTS ASIA?WHILE THE LAWS ARE PROGRSIVE, THEY HAVE NOT REALLY TRANSLATED TO MEANGFUL CHANGE FOR THE MUNY.MADHREE GOSWAMIPUBLISHED: 19 JUL 2023, 8:32 AM ISTEXPLAERS5 M READISHARE "NEPAL WAS NEVER LONISED, AND HENCE, UNLIKE FORMER BRISH LONI SUCH AS INDIA AND PAKISTAN, WHICH HERED LONIAL LAWS BANNG 'UNNATURAL' SEX, NEPAL DID NOT HAVE ANY ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN ON S BOOKS," NIRANJAN KUNWAR, THE THOR OF BETWEEN QUEENS AND THE CI, WHICH IS THE FIRST QUEER MEMOIR ENGLISH TO BE PUBLISHED THE UNTRY, EXPLAED TO THE QUT.ON 28 JUNE, NEPAL BEME THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN UNTRY TO REGNISE SAME-SEX MARRIAG AFTER THE UNTRY'S SUPREME COURT PASSED AN TERIM ORR ASKG THORI TO MAKE TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS TO REGISTER SUCH MARRIAG BEFORE SPECIFIC LAWS ARE FORMULATED.THIS HISTORIC CISN ADD YET ANOTHER FEATHER TO NEPAL'S P WHEN ME TO PROTECTG THE RIGHTS OF GENR AND SEXUAL MORI. 2007: NEPAL'S SUPREME COURT EXPLICLY PROTECTS SEXUAL ORIENTATN2010: THE ELECTN COMMISSN ADDS THE THIRD GENR OPTN TO VOTER ROLLS2011: NEPAL CLUS A THIRD GENR ON S NATNAL CENS, A FIRST THE WORLD 2015: PASSPORTS START REGNISG THREE GENRSYET, MANY OM THE LGBTQIA+ MUNY NEPAL ALLEGE THAT "THE ATTU OF THE SOCIETY TOWARDS THEM IS THE SAME AS WAS 15 YEARS BACK," WHEN THE SUPREME COURT FIRST REGNISED GENR AND SEXUAL INTI.THE QUT LOOKS AT HOW THE GROUND REALY FOR LGBTQIA+ PERSONS NEPAL, WHICH HAS A LONG HISTORY OF QUEER STGGLE, IS STILL FAR OM NDUCIVE SPE S PROGRSIVE LAWS. ALSO READNEPAL'S SUPREME COURT ORRS GOVT TO TEMPORARILY REGISTER SAME-SEX MARRIAGADVERTISEMENTHOW NEPAL'S LGBTQ MOVEMENT CAME OF AGE DURG CIVIL WARWHEN NEPAL TRANSNED OM AN TOCRACY TO A MOCRACY 2008, NEPAL'S GAY MUNY WAS AMONG THE FIRST GROUPS TO MAND REGNN, ALONG WH THE UNTRY'S ETHNIC MORI. AS KYLE KNIGHT, A REARCHER ON THE LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS PROGRAMME AT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, SAID: "THE MOVEMENT ME OF AGE DURG THE 1996-2006 CIVIL WAR AND FOUND S FOOTG THE AFTERMATH.""ACTIVISTS JOED THE PROTTS AGAST THE MONARCHY AND NTRIBUTED TO THE NVERSATNS ABOUT WHAT A 'NEW NEPAL' SHOULD LOOK LIKE – THIS GAVE THEM A HUGE AMOUNT OF SOCIAL LEGIMACY," HE TOLD THE GUARDIAN 2016.BUT AS KUNWAR EXPLAED, WH NO ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN, NEPAL SAW LAWS BEG TWISTED TO TARGET THE MUNY. FOR STANCE, A REVISN THE 1960S TRODUCED A CLSE FORBIDDG "UNNATURAL SEX."IN 2004, WAS PROBABLY ED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME TO ARGUE THE SHUTTG DOWN OF BLUE DIAMOND SOCIETY (BDS), NEPAL'S FIRST QUEER NGO, FOUND BY FORMER PARLIAMENTARIAN AND GENR RIGHTS ACTIVIST SUNIL BABU PANT 2001."A LAWYER NAMED ACHYUT PRASAD KHAREL HAD PETNED TO THE NEPALE ERNMENT TO SHUT BDS DOWN FOR ENURAGG HOMOSEXUALY THE NAME OF HUMAN RIGHTS. HIS SE LED TO AN CREASE VLENCE AGAST LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE," RELLED PANT.BETWEEN 2003 AND 2006 (WHEN THE UNTRY WAS STILL NOT A MOCRACY), AT LEAST 90 PEOPLE OM THE QUEER MUNY HAD BEEN ATTACKED, AS RERD BY THE BDS.THE SE WAS DISMISSED BY THE NEPALE ERNMENT ON GROUNDS OF "HOMOSEXUALY NOT BEG A CRIMAL ISSUE."ALSO READPRI IS POLIL: LGBTQ+ INDIANS REFLECT ON THE POLICS OF QUEERNSADVERTISEMENTTHE 2007 JUDGMENT THAT CHANGED IT ALLSPEAKG ABOUT HOW THE MUNY WAS SUBJECTED TO DISCRIMATN AND VLENCE, PANT TOLD THE QUT THAT WAS THIS VERY DISCRIMATN THAT PELLED HIM AND OTHERS TO FILE A PETN 2007 – THE VERDICT OF WHICH WENT ON TO BEE A LANDMARK ONE."IN 2003, WHEN THE EMERGENCY WAS IMPOSED NEPAL AFTER THE TRANSN OM MONARCHY TO TOCRACY, SECURY FORC SCEND ON THE STREETS. THE THIRD-GENR POPULATN WAS SUBJECTED TO A LOT OF VLENCE, BOTH OM THE FORC AS WELL AS THE MAOISTS. THE FORC ED TO TA TRANS PERSONS UNR SOME PRETEXT OR THE OTHER," HE TOLD THE QUT.ON 26 AUGT 2004, A POLICE OFFICER SL A TRANSGENR WOMAN'S THROAT AFTER FORCG HER TO PERFORM ORAL SEX. "AFTER THE KHAREL SE, POLICE ME AFTER MORE AGGRSIVELY," PANT ADD.TWO YEARS LATER, A PRO-MOCRACY MOVEMENT BEGAN. "THIS HELPED MAKE NNECTNS WH A FEW POLIL PARTI WHO WERE QUE WELG OF . AFTER THE PEACE ACRD WAS SIGNED NEW DELHI, AN TERIM PARLIAMENT WAS MA AND THEY SOUGHT SUGGTNS ON WHAT TO CLU THE CONSTUTN. WE ASKED THAT LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS BE CLUD THE CONSTUTN, BUT OUR SUGGTNS WERE NOT TABLED. THAT IS WHEN WE CID TO MOVE THE URT," HE SAID.WH EIGHT MONTHS OF THEIR PETN, THE TOP URT PASSED A FAVOURABLE CISN, WHICH CLEARLY STATED THAT LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE ARE 'NATURAL'. IT REGNISED THE MUNY'S RIGHTS AS 'FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS', AND LEGALISED HOMOSEXUALY – A FIRST FOR A SOUTH ASIAN NATN.IN S ORR, THE URT ALSO ASKED THE ERNMENT TO FORM A PANEL TO STUDY SAME-SEX MARRIAG AND E UP WH LEGAL PROVISNS BASED ON S SUGGTNS AND REMENDATNS. THE MTEE SUBMTED S REPORT 2015, REMENDG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. HOWEVER, NEVER GAED STEAM.ALSO READFIVE MEXINS, ONE LOL KILLED HELIPTER CRASH NEAR MOUNT EVERT NEPALADVERTISEMENTTHE REALY ON THE GROUNDAFTER THE 2007 JUDGMENT – AND WHAT FOLLOWED AFTERWARDS – NEPAL EARNED A GLOBAL IMAGE OF BEG A BEAN OF LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS. BUT WHILE THE LAWS HAVE BEEN NSIRED PROGRSIVE, THEY HAVE NOT TRANSLATED TO CHANG THE LARGER SOCIETY, AND MEMBERS OF THE MUNY ARE STILL DISCRIMATED AGAST, ACTIVISTS ALLEGED TO THE QUT.FOR STANCE, DAYS AFTER THE TOP URT'S HISTORIC CISN TO REGNISE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, THE KATHMANDU DISTRICT COURT REJECTED A MARRIAGE REGISTRATN APPLITN FILED BY A GAY UPLE ON THE GROUNDS THAT BOTH APPLINTS BELONG TO THE SAME SEX. "THIS IS NOT ONLY A BLOW TO THE RIGHTS OF SEXUAL MORI, BUT ALSO A DISHONOUR TO THE SUPREME COURT'S ORR," SAID PANT.IN HIS PAPER 'EVERYDAY LIV OF LGBTI KATHMANDU VALLEY: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY', MEGH VILAS BHATTA, FACULTY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMANI AND SOCIAL SCIENC AT BUDHANILKANTHA SCHOOL KATHMANDU, HAS NOTED HOW "THERE IS WISPREAD TOLERANCE FOR LGBTI MUNY THE NEPALE SOCIETY ON THE BASIS THAT THEY DO NOT NFORM TO SET NOTNS FOR MALE OR FEMALE GENR INTY."HE TOLD THE QUT THAT THE MUNY SUFFERS OM EXTENSIVE PREJUDICE, DISCRIMATN, AND VLENCE."ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS MY PAPER TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS NIED A HOE FOR RENT BY THE LANDLORD KATHMANDU BEE OF HER GENR. THE LANDLORD LLED HER A HIJRA AND SAID THAT A MISFORTUNE WOULD OCCUR IF HE RENTED OUT TO HER."BHAKTI SHAH, A TRANSGENR MAN, TOLD THE QUT THAT PEOPLE'S PERCEPTN TOWARD "SEXUAL MORI IS THE SAME AS WAS 15 YEARS AGO BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT LG ON GENR INTY." SHAH WORKED THE NEPAL ARMY, WHERE HE WAS ACCED OF HAVG SEX WH A WOMAN THE BARRACKS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED OM HIS POSN 2009."I WAS IMPRISONED FOR 60 DAYS A BIG HALL WH VLTED CEILGS. THEY KEPT TELLG ME THAT I WAS A CRIMAL ... THEY TOLD ME THAT I EXHIBED HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVUR AND THAT I WAS A BLACK MARK ON THE WHOLE ARMY BEE OF MY SEXUALY. THEY LATER LLED ME AND SAID THAT I WAS NOW EXPELLED OM THE ROYAL NEPAL ARMY AND THAT I SHOULD GO HOME," RELLED SHAH."THE NVERSATN REGARDG QUEER RIGHTS HAS NOT PROGRSED BEYOND THE 2007 VERDICT. WE ARE STILL TREATED LIKE THIRD-CLASS CIZENS," SAID RSHANA KAPALI, A QUEER RIGHTS ACTIVIST. A TRANSGENR WOMAN WHO WAS BULLIED AND ABED BY HER SCHOOL PRCIPAL DURG HER SCHOOL YEARS, KAPALI WAS LATER FORMALLY ALLOWED TO STUDY AT TRIBHUWAN UNIVERSY.THOUGH SHE ULD STUDY AGA, SHE WAS NOT FORMALLY REGISTERED AS A STUNT, AS HER HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT INTIFI HER AS A "MALE" UNR HER ADNAME.(AT THE QUT, WE ARE ANSWERABLE ONLY TO OUR DIENCE. PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE SHAPG OUR JOURNALISM BY BEG A MEMBER. BEE THE TTH IS WORTH .)READ LATT NEWS AND BREAKG NEWS AT THE QUT, BROWSE FOR MORE OM EXPLAERS TOPICS: NEPAL EXPLAER LGBT COMMUNY BEE A MEMBER TO UNLOCKACCS TO ALL PAYWALLED NTENT ON SEAD-EE EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE QUTLISTEN TO PAYWALLED NTENTEARLY PREVIEWS OF OUR SPECIAL PROJECTSAND MORE MEMBERSHIP BENEFS!THE QUT DAILY
The lowdown on Nepal LGBT travel, what to expect, where to go and the suatn wh gay rights Nepal. * gay to nepal *
Nepal once held the same reputatn and laws, and stori of discrimatn were not unmon, pecially amongst Maoist lears and surgents who once clared homosexualy as a “social pollutant” the past particular, Nepal has ma major efforts to improve LGBTQ rights wh the untry, and this more liberal attu has ma one of the most gay-iendly untri South ’ll notice om the moment you fill you landg rd – that ltle box marked “other” the genr sectn. Homosexualy was officially legalised Nepal 2007, endg a long history of gay people havg to fear prosecutn for their sexualy.
Overview of gay rights Nepal. Gay Activy: LegalLbian Activy: LegalSame-sex Marriage: Not currently legal – raised as topic for future discsnSame-Sex Adoptn: Not currently legal for upl, although sgle gay people n adoptRight to Change Genr: Legal, but requir surgeryNon-bary genr regnn: RegnisedLGBT Discrimatn: Illegal some ntextsCensorship: No censorshipMilary or public service: AllowedEmployment discrimatn: IllegalHog discrimatn: IllegalAge of Consent: Equal (16)(source: Equalx).
Nepal’s first openly gay bar, PINK Tiffany, opened 2015 Blue Diamond Society also anise a separate Pri event every Augt or September, cidg wh the Gai Jatra ftival and mandg equal rights for the LGBTQ muny a lourful and peaceful march through more ral muni and olr generatns, attus have been slower to change, but travellers are unlikely to enunter hostily.
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Last week, the Kathmandu District Court rejected a marriage registratn applitn filed by a gay uple spe the Supreme Court of the untry legalisg same-sex marriag Nepal. * gay to nepal *
For the most part, the hotel employee has probably assumed you ma a mistake wh your bookg and tried to rrect , rather than beg any kd of anti-gay statement. As prevly mentned, there are gay pri events Kathmandu, where Nepal’s fledglg gay scene is centred.
Currently Nepal’s only actual gay bar, PINK Tiffany was opened by famo transgenr mol Meghna Lama 2015. It is probably fair to say that this is the centre of the Kathmandu LGBTQ muny venue-wise, and at night be one of the livelit and iendlit plac for travellers to mix wh the lol venu also attract mixed and gay-iendly crowds, and there’s a famo gay night every Friday at Fire Club Thamel, too. You n check out a few more gay-iendly gog out optns here.
Outsi Kathmandu, there is no real gay scene to speak of. Generally, the tours follow the same rout as a standard tour but enurage gay travellers travellers won’t be discrimated agast by any cent, morn travel operator nowadays so all optns are open, and you uld even create your own ctom group tour.
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There’s still some way to go for gay rights Nepal, but the progrs ma the past 15 years mak one of the saft and most welg Asian statns for LGBTQ+ you have any further qutns or want some help bookg your own Nepal adventure, feel ee to get touch wh our team.