Tag: Nepal

Nepal places LGBT protections in new constitution

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By John Mack Freeman In a victory for LGBT people and advocates, the new Nepalese constitution has enshrined anti-LGBT discrimination language in the new approved text. Only a few other countries in the world, such as South Africa and Ecuador, currently have nation-level protections for LGBT people in their constitutions. Reports say that this may […]

Nepal approves first third-gender passport

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By John Mack Freeman Nepal issued its first third-gender passport this week. With this move, Nepal joins the very few countries on the planet to offer non-binary gender options on passports. Individuals can choose “male,” “female,” or “other” as their preferred gender option. The only other countries where this option is available are New Zealand […]