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Grassroots activist from Nepal, Roshan Mahato, presents to Human Rights Watch in Washington

Nepal’s new national constitution has been praised for including provisions for equal rights for LGBT community

The LGBT community marched in Kathmandu this weekend to demand equal rights

Nepal on Monday issued passport with ‘other’ category for gender as opposed to ‘male’ or ‘female’

  It has submitted to the government a list of recommendations that also includes adoption of children by gay couples and which is to be discussed in the cabinet ahead of a bill on the issue.

Hundreds of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender men and women made use of the colorful public celebration of the Hindu festival to remember the dead to parade through Nepal’s capital.

Hundreds of gays, lesbians and transsexuals marched in Nepal's ninth gay pride parade in the Nepalese capital last Wednesday. 

Fridae.com’s Hong Kong correspondent, Nigel Collett, talks to Sunil Babu Pant, MP, founder of Nepal’s Blue Diamond Society and pioneer of the development of Nepal’s new human rights.