In a historic ruling on 28 June, the Supreme Court of Nepal requested that the country’s government begin registering same-sex marriages, making Nepal the second country in Asia and the first country in South Asia to register LGBTQ+ unions. The temporary injunction from Justice Til Pradad Shrestha allows same-sex couples to achieve legal recognition of…
Nepal s Historic Achievement on Marriage Equality
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Hundreds of same-sex couples in Nepal will soon be able to legally register their marriages following a landmark Supreme Court ruling on June 28 which cleared the way for marriage equality in the country.
Click to expand Image Same-sex couple Surendra Pandey, left, and Maya Gurung, celebrate an interim order issued by the country's Supreme Court enabling the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time, Kathmandu, Nepal, June 29, 2023. 2023 Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photos Hundreds of same-sex couples in Nepal will soon be able to legally register their marriages following a landmark Supreme Court ruling on June 28 which cleared the way for marriage equality in the country. Although Nepal's civil code currently describes marriage as being between a man and a woman, Justice Til Pradad Shrestha ordered the government to immediately begin registering same-sex marriages while it prepares legislation to amend the law. Sunil Pant, who was previously Nepal's first openly gay member of parliament and is a leading campaigner on the issue said, "People are already celebrating. They are rushing back to their villages to collect documents for their marriages." He estimate