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Nepal gay parade to enshrine LGBT rights in constitution | Nepal gay parade to enshrine LGBT rights in constitution |
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Gay right activists have taken part in a parade in Nepal's capital Kathmandu to press their demands for gay rights to be enshrined in the constitution. | Gay right activists have taken part in a parade in Nepal's capital Kathmandu to press their demands for gay rights to be enshrined in the constitution. |
Hundreds turned up for the colourful rally - dancing in the streets. | Hundreds turned up for the colourful rally - dancing in the streets. |
They are demanding same-sex marriage be guaranteed in the new constitution, gay couples' rights to adopt, buy joint property or inherit from one another. | They are demanding same-sex marriage be guaranteed in the new constitution, gay couples' rights to adopt, buy joint property or inherit from one another. |
Nepal decriminalised homosexuality in 2007. It remains illegal in many South Asian countries. | Nepal decriminalised homosexuality in 2007. It remains illegal in many South Asian countries. |
"Our main demand is that the rights of the sexual minorities should be guaranteed in the new constitution," said Pinky Gurung of the Blue Diamond Society, a gay rights group in Nepal. | "Our main demand is that the rights of the sexual minorities should be guaranteed in the new constitution," said Pinky Gurung of the Blue Diamond Society, a gay rights group in Nepal. |
Nepal recognised a third gender as early as in 2007 when the Supreme Court ordered the government to scrap all laws that discriminated on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. | Nepal recognised a third gender as early as in 2007 when the Supreme Court ordered the government to scrap all laws that discriminated on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. |
This year, it issued passports with "other" as the choice for those who do not wish to be identified as male or female. | This year, it issued passports with "other" as the choice for those who do not wish to be identified as male or female. |
But representatives of the LGBT [lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender] community say they have difficulty obtaining these passports. | |
Nepal has seen several protests in recent weeks against the new draft constitution being discussed by parliament. | Nepal has seen several protests in recent weeks against the new draft constitution being discussed by parliament. |
Minority ethnic groups have argued that the new constitution, which would divide the country into seven federal states, enshrines discrimination against them and gives them insufficient autonomy. | Minority ethnic groups have argued that the new constitution, which would divide the country into seven federal states, enshrines discrimination against them and gives them insufficient autonomy. |
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