Nepal: After the first openly gay MP, a transsexual woman makes the leap to politics
Friday, January 29, 2010
29 January 2010
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visibility Breakthrough in Nepal. Following in the footsteps of Sunil Babu Pant, the first openly gay MP in the history of the country, now Bhumika Shrestha , a transsexual woman, which has decided to jump into the political arena in defense of LGBT people. Will from the ranks of the Congress Party (NC). "Politics is an effective way to make our voices heard. I took this decision because I work for the rights of our community, " , said Shrestha, who has denounced the marginalization political, social and economic inclusion of LGBT people living Nepal. NC leader Pradeep Giri, welcomed its inclusion as a sample of the inclusive spirit of his party.
If everything develops as planned,
Nepal in 2010 will become the first Asian country to legislate marriage between same sex
Nepal in 2010 will become the first Asian country to legislate marriage between same sex
and enshrine in its constitution the legal equality of LGBT people, in compliance with the ruling of the Supreme Court in November 2008 ruled this regard. The new legal framework will also ensure the rights of transgender and intersex persons to register as a "third sex" in official documents. Nepal
not decriminalized homosexuality until 2007
after the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of a multiparty democratic republic. The three main parties are the Maoist Communist Party (which currently has the largest number of deputies), the Party Congress, center-left (a member of the Socialist International) and the Communist Party Unified Marxist-Leninist. Today, Socialists and Marxist-Leninist rule in coalition, the Maoists were found in opposition.
Sunil Babu Pant not part of any of the three, but the United Communist Party of Nepal, a communist force minority.
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