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Nepal hosts Gay Pride Parade demanding equal rights

Steve Lee, Editor7 years ago7 years ago01 mins

KATHMANDU — Hundreds of members of Nepal’s gay community marched through Kathmandu on Tuesday, many wearing vibrant costumes and carrying rainbow flags and balloons, in an annual pride parade. The Hindustan Times reported that around 1,500 people took part in the parade, paying tribute to members of the LGBT community who had died in 2017,…

Nepal ratifies new constitution that includes LGBT protections

Steve Lee, Editor9 years ago04 mins

In a historic first for a nation in Asia, Nepal has passed a new constitution that provides explicit protections for LGBT people from discrimination, violence and abuse. Nepal joins only a handful of countries, including South Africa and Ecuador, that have enshrined equal rights protections for LGBT people in their national constitutions. Nepal’s Parliament endorsed…

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Nepal hosts Gay Pride Parade demanding equal rights

Nepal ratifies new constitution that includes LGBT protections