Nepal gays start hungerstrike against bias
http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4378356Kathmandu, Sep 14 (IANS) Led by Nepal's only openly gay member of parliament Sunil Babu Pant, dozens of homosexuals, lesbians and transgenders began a public demonstration in the capital Tuesday, announcing a fast unto death to protest against discrimination and homophobia.
The protest is against Home Minister Bhim Rawal who, according to the sexual minorities, has refused to authorise the issuance of identity cards to transgenders though the Supreme Court ordered the government to do so three years ago.
'We have run out of patience,' said Pant, who is also the founder of the gay rights movement in Nepal and celebrated a decade of the stir Saturday.
