KATHMANDU, Jan 24: ‘Becoming’, a LGBTQI+ themed web series was launched amidst a program in Yak and Yeti Hotel, Kathmandu on Monday.
The web series featuring the stories of LGBTQI+ young people and their quest for social acceptance was launched by Save the Children and Blue Diamond Society. Among the cast and crew of the web series, 60% artists and production line are from the LGBTQI+ community.
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The web series is a part of Save the Children's Social and Behavior Change Communications (SBCC) program aspiring to shift knowledge and attitude toward the LGBTQ+ community using an edutainment approach.
“We have engaged with many young people and allies from the LGBTQI+ young people while making this web series. The series narrates the authentic story of young people belonging to the LGBTQI+ community,” said Loonibha Tuladhar, the director of the web series.
Similarly, according to Heather Campbell, Save the Children Nepal's Country Director, the web series through a humanized story-telling approach primes young people from the LGBTQI+ community as 'role models' and dismisses the stereotypical narrative of the community in mainstream media.
