Nepal's gays, lesbians get citizenship status

Dan82 · May 24, 2012

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From Shirish B Pradhan Kathmandu, May 24 (PTI) Nepal will grant citizenship certificates to LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community, recognising their sexual orientation for the first time. Nepal's Home Ministry has issued directives to this effect. Now third-gender people will have separate head as "others" in their citizenship certificates, according to Home Ministry spokesperson Shankar Koirala. "We have already issued directives to the Ministry of Law to add the "others" head in all necessary forms, documents and indexes," he said. The decision to grant citizenship to gays and lesbians with their identity is being implemented over four years after the landmark decision of the supreme court to recognise the identity of the third-gender community while granting citizenship certificates. Welcoming the decision, gay activist and lawmaker Sunil Babu Panta said that the decision will provide the community easy access to health and education facilities as well as employment opportunities. "Now the discriminatory practices in schools, hospitals and workplaces against third-gender people will end", said Panta. We have been facing various problems for years due to the lack of our separate identity but now we, all the third-gender people are happy and proud to have received citizenship with our separate identity, said Bhumika Shrestha, another young gay activist.

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Linthras · May 24, 2012

Every step forward is appreciated.

SkyDiver · May 24, 2012

So this is part of Nepal's new Constitution?

Dang, I was hoping for marriage equality. It could be the first country in Asia to legalize it.

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