A petition filed by the
Blue Diamond Society, Nepal’s primary gay rights association, resulted Friday in the Supreme Court ordering the government to
guarantee the equal rights of gay and transgendered people. The government apparently has a certain degree of latitude in interpreting the ruling, but theoretically,
transgendered people should now be able to identify themselves as members of a “third sex” on job applications or ID cards, for example. It’s unclear whether the Court’s ruling will result in the decriminalization of homosexuality or in recognition of same-sex marriages, but in conservative
Nepal, an important step has been taken.
A petition filed by the Blue Diamond Society, Nepal’s primary gay rights association, resulted Friday in the Supreme Court ordering the government to guarantee the equal rights of gay and transgendered people. The government apparently has a certain degree of latitude in interpreting the ruling, but theoretically, transgendered people should now be able to identify themselves as members of a “third sex” on job applications or ID cards, for example. It’s unclear whether the Court’s ruling will result in the decriminalization of homosexuality or in recognition of same-sex marriages, but in conservative 
