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Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people gathered in Kathmandu for Nepal’s Pride Festival, the first since same-sex marriage was legalised following a Supreme Court ruling in 2023.
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people gathered in Kathmandu for Nepal’s Pride Festival, the first since same-sex marriage was legalised following a Supreme Court ruling in 2023.
In Nepal, progress on this issue dates back mainly to a 2007 court ruling that recognized the ability of people who identify as neither male nor female to have the “third gender” designation on their passports and other official documents, with the constitution serving as a bulwark against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
