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Pabitra Neupane
January 30, 2021
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Everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, deserves equal access to opportunities and services and their safety should be protected. However, people who identify themselves as lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgendered, intersexes or queers (LGBTIQ+) are among the most marginalised and excluded members of society. They are particularly vulnerable to stigma, violence and discrimination, due to their real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity.
Nepal was hailed a leader regarding the LGBTIQ+ rights when it became the first country in conservative South Asia to assure equality for its sexual minorities. But more than a decade later, that trailblazing reputation has lost its lustre as the people are still confronting obstacles to jobs and schools, and marriage equality a distant prospect. The LGBTIQ+ groups have begun to call for an end to discriminatio ....

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