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Transgender People Press for Equality in Nepal

Started by Shana A, March 12, 2011, 10:57:00 PM

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March 12, 2011, 10:57:00 PM
Transgender People Press for Equality in Nepal

Although a Supreme Court ruling offered transgender citizens equal rights, many say the ruling has not been well-implemented and discrimination against transgender people in Nepal is rampant. Meanwhile, Nepal's so-called "third gender" population is fighting for acceptance and full citizenship.

by Kalpana Bhusal Reporter, Wednesday - January 19, 2011

http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/global-news/asia/nepal/transgender-people-press-equality-nepal

KATHMANDU, NEPAL – Bhawana Dhakal, 26, always hated wearing men's clothes.

Growing up in a society that does not accept people of the "third gender," or transgender, she says she had no choice but to wear men's clothes.

"My family does not let me [leave] the house if I do not set off for [my] office in a boy's dress up," says Dhakal, who leaves home dressed as a man every day.
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