Parties pledge for rights of sexual minorities

[Shana A]

Parties pledge for rights of sexual minorities
Kantipur Report

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KATHMANDU, Sept 6 - Babu Ram Bhattarai, former finance minister and UCPN (Maoist) leader, has stated his party's commitment to equal rights and opportunities for all in every respect regardless of gender and sexual orientation.

Speaking at a programme organised by the Blue Diamond Society on Friday, Dr. Bhattarai said that these rights are to be legalised explicitly in the new constitution of Nepal.

He went on to condemn the misconceptions and discrimination regarding these issues today. As Sangita Karki, a transsexual woman also present at the event, said "In any government job or educational/financial institution, we are not getting equal opportunities. We are deprived of citizenship with our own identity."