25 Aug, 2010
KATMANDU has it’s first international gay parade
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KATMANDU, Nepal — Hundreds of gays, lesbians, transvestites and their supporters danced through the Nepalese capital Wednesday in the country’s first international gay parade.
The participants dressed in colorful clothes thronged the main streets of Kathmandu, led by Sunil Pant, a member of Nepal’s parliament and the nation’s most prominent gay activist.
Pant’s gay rights group organized the parade to campaign for greater rights for sexual minorities in Nepal. “Our message is ending all forms of discrimination,” Pant told reporters.
He said the parade participants were from India, Japan, Britain, Germany, Denmark and Norway, and a police officer at the scene estimated the crowd was around 2,000. Smaller such parades have been held in Nepal in the past.
Article by By Binaj Gurubacharya (CP)
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KATMANDU, Nepal — Hundreds of gays, lesbians, transvestites and their supporters danced through the Nepalese capital Wednesday in the country’s first international gay parade. The participants dressed in colorful clothes thronged the main streets of Kathmandu, led by Sunil Pant, a member of Nepal’s parliament and the nation’s most prominent gay activist. Pant’s gay rights [...]










