Articles about Nepal

24 March 2013
LGBT activists gather from across Asia to plan for UN conference 2 LGBT activists from across Asia gathered this weekend to plan a strategy ahead of this summer's United Nations Human Rights Council meeting.
22 January 2013
Nepal introduces gender neutral citizenship documents 2 An official says Nepal's government will begin issuing gender neutral citizenship documents.
27 August 2012
Nepal: Religious leaders remain silent over legalisation of LGBT rights 18 A gay lawmaker in Nepal has said that not a single religious group has made a complaint following a decision by the government to grant equal rights to LGBT citizens.
16 August 2012
Nepalese LGBT rights group condemn ‘brazen thuggery’ of ‘biased and malicious’ TV programme 15 The Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Nepal’s leading LGBT rights organisation, have issued a statement condemning "a biased and maliciious" news report about their activities, which was screened on a national television station this week.
30 March 2012
Nepal to host national LGBT games 10 This September, Nepal is set to host the country's first - and indeed Asia's first - national games for LGBT persons.
23 March 2012
Nepal’s first gender-neutral public toilet to be unveiled 4 Nepal's first openly gay MP has secured the opening of the country's first gender-neutral toilet.
22 March 2012
Letter: Mark Zuckerberg, please allow users to list their gender as ‘other’ 20 In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of Facebook, Sunil Babu Pant, Nepal's first openly gay MP has asked for the social network to give users the option to describe their gender as 'other'.
21 June 2011
US couple have Nepal’s first lesbian wedding 16 An American couple have become the first lesbians to marry publicly in Nepal.
31 May 2011
Nepalese census includes category for ‘third gender’ 4 Nepal's Central Bureau of Statistics has given official recognition to LGB and transgender people.
26 May 2010
Openly gay MP Alan Duncan visits Nepal 12 Alan Duncan, the UK's MP for International Development, is to arrive Nepal today for a two-day visit.
20 January 2010
Nepal to court gay tourism 5 Nepal is set to legalise gay marriage later this year and will celebrate the change by promoting the country as the gay tourism capital of Asia.

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