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Hundreds rally in Nepal for LGBT rights

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:00:58 +0000

(Narayanghat, Nepal) Hundreds of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people marched with supporters in a southern Nepal town Sunday to demand equal rights under a new constitution the country(...)

Nepal’s 1st public lesbian wedding joins Americans

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:03:04 +0000

(Dakshinkali, Nepal) A lawyer and a college professor from the United States have married in the first public lesbian wedding in Nepal, which recently began recognizing gay rights and drafting laws to end sexual discrimination. Courtney Mitchell and Sarah Welton from Denver, Colorado, married Monday in a Hindu Nepalese tradition at the Dakshinkali temple south [...]

Hundreds dance in Nepal’s 1st international gay parade

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:00:38 +0000

(Kahtmandu) Hundreds of gays, lesbians, transgender people and their supporters danced through the Nepalese capital Wednesday in the country’s first international gay parade.

The participants(...)

British, Indian men have Nepal’s first foreign gay wedding ceremony

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:30:03 +0000

(Katmandu, Nepal) A Hindu priest performed the first wedding ceremony in Nepal for a foreign gay couple, a rights group said Wednesday, as activists and tourist agencies increasingly promote the(...)

Nepal to host first gay pride

logointern2 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:30:56 +0000

Nepal is set to host its first gay Pride parade this year, parliamentarian Sunil Pant announced Tuesday.

The Pride celebration is scheduled to coincide with a Hindu festival, which receives(...)

Gay politician fights for LGBT rights in Nepal

logointern1 — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:55:51 +0000

As the Nepali prime minister gets ready to leave office, the first out-gay Nepali parliamentarian spoke to a New York audience on Wednesday.

Sunil Pant, a member of Nepal’s constitutional(...)

Pink Everest: Nepal appeals for gay tourists

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:01:11 +0000

(Katmandu, Nepal) Nepal wants to paint Mount Everest pink.

It wants gay honeymooners trekking through the Himalayas.

It wants to host the world’s highest same-sex wedding at Everest base(...)

Nepal to legalize gay marriage, offer weddings on Mt. Everest

logointern1 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:24:59 +0000

Want to get married on top of the world? Not a problem, says a travel agency promoting gay marriage in Nepal.

In May, the country is set to ratify a new constitution that legalizes same-sex(...)

Nepal Supreme Court orders full LGBT rights

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:13:13 +0000

(Katmandu) Nepal’s highest court has ordered the government to repeal laws against homosexuality and to enact legislation granting full rights to the country’s LGBT population, including the(...)