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Sunil Pant: Fighting for gay rights in Nepal

Jenara Nerenberg

Nepal could be about to legalize same-sex marriage, and it would be due to Sunil Pant, Nepal’s first openly gay parliamentarian and the man leading the gay rights revolution in Asia

The United States made headlines this June when it announced that the passports of transgender individuals will reflect their changed genders. But those in and around Nepal will remember that the Nepali authorities issued similar "third gender" identification cards back in 2007. And leading this charge for gay rights in Asia is Nepal's first openly gay Parliamentarian, Sunil Pant. We find out what it took, and what it will still take, to give the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community an equal footing in Nepal.

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Published on July 5, 2010       | OutRight Action International an LGBT human rights organization

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