Posted on Nov 30, 2023
LGBTQ couple in Nepal becomes the 1st to receive official same-sex marriage status
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An LGBTQ couple in Nepal on Wednesday became the first in the nation to receive official same-sex marriage status. The Himalayan nation is one of the first in Asia to allow it.
“After 23 years of struggle we got this historic achievement, and finally Maya and Surendra got their marriage registered at the local administration office,” said Sunil Babu Pant, an openly gay former parliamentarian and leading LGBTQ rights activist.
Pant was present with Surendra Pandey and Maya Gurung when they registered their marriage at the Dorje village council office, located in the mountains west of the capital, Kathmandu.
According to Human Rights Watch, Gurung is a transgender woman who is legally recognized as male in the country, and Pandey is a cisgender man.
Earlier this year, Nepal’s supreme court issued an interim order enabling the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time.
Officials had initially refused to register the marriage. The couple and Pant filed cases with the Kathmandu District Court and High Court, but their pleas were rejected.
“After 23 years of struggle we got this historic achievement, and finally Maya and Surendra got their marriage registered at the local administration office,” said Sunil Babu Pant, an openly gay former parliamentarian and leading LGBTQ rights activist.
Pant was present with Surendra Pandey and Maya Gurung when they registered their marriage at the Dorje village council office, located in the mountains west of the capital, Kathmandu.
According to Human Rights Watch, Gurung is a transgender woman who is legally recognized as male in the country, and Pandey is a cisgender man.
Earlier this year, Nepal’s supreme court issued an interim order enabling the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time.
Officials had initially refused to register the marriage. The couple and Pant filed cases with the Kathmandu District Court and High Court, but their pleas were rejected.
LGBTQ couple in Nepal becomes the 1st to receive official same-sex marriage status
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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MSgt Dale Johnson Not Really Many Asian Cultures Recognize Several Genders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N2K-kfV4vM
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Sorry, I meant the issuance of the License. Thais, for example, have long understood there are some folks that don't fit into what are considered norms of society.
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MSgt Dale Johnson - I was amazed when I First Heard about Hijaras, While Still Outcasts in Many Ways they are still sought out to bless Newlyweds and Babies similar to the Baptism in Christian Tradition.
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