Mitini Nepal News Today

The event saw the launch of a storybook featuring narratives of eight LGBTQIA+ couples.

India’s SC rejected petitions for marriage equality, but Nepal’s SC rebuked the state for not registering same-sex marriages. What explains this difference?

Mitini Nepal’s ‘Interaction with Stakeholders’ highlights the lack of marriage equality for gender and sexual minorities.

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: A 50-year-old Sanak Chaudhary (name changed) from Nepalgunj belongs to a sexual and gender minority group. Until five years ago, he earned a living by driving rickshaws. Five years ago, he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. He has been taking medicine for five years.

The book, launched on Tuesday, has been published in both English and Nepali.

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Gender and sexual minorities have to suffer abuse in foreign employment as well. A 40-year-old Sunita Lama is one of the victims of such abuse. Although biologically born a male, Sunita considers herself a woman. She prefers to be known as Sunita. While going for foreign employment, she changed to a male identity.

Mitini Nepal organised a session with media that highlighted the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ couples due to societal prejudice and government policies.

Many over the age of 50 married against their will or to meet social norms and are still not recognised for who they really are, let alone sharing in legal gains.

Lorax Rai and Madhusha Limbu struggled for years to have their relationship accepted.

Nepal's Supreme Court mandates the registration of marriages for gender minority couples in a groundbreaking interim order.