Nepal First Gay Pride

The LGBT festival will coincide with Gai Jatra, an age-old festival which commemorates those who have died in the past year and where participants dress up in outlandish costumes during a street possession.

Nepal's Blue Diamond Society (BDS) announced that it would hold the first gay pride parade alongside their annual Gaijatra International Pride Festival which would be their ninth this year.

The parade is slated to be held in 25 August 2010 at Basantapur Durbar Square in the capital city of Kathmandu.

In December 2007, Nepal's Supreme Court ordered the government to scrap laws that discriminate against gays. Although Nepalese laws did not explicitly criminalise homosexuality, unnatural sexual acts" which are not defined may be punishable with up to 1-year in prison and/or a 5000 RS (US$66) fine under the bestiality chapter of the country's civil (criminal) code.





























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