KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Sexual minorities in Nepal have been fighting for long for equal rights. In the last decade, they achieved a lot in this regard. Their representation in state machineries, separate budget and acceptance of the category 'others' in their citizenship certificate were some of the changes they celebrated. But this community, which claims to be a million in numbers, does not rate Nepal Communist Party's rule that favorable to them.

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Esan Regmi who identifies himself as an intersex person was not allowed to give his master’s exams at Kailali Multiple Campus. The exam center accused him of being a ‘fake student’ on the first day of the exams.

TAIPEI, May 17: Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday, as thousands of demonstrators outside parliament cheered and waved rainbow flags, despite deep divisions over marriage equality.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: While the 45th president of the USA, Donald Trump, was delivering his inaugural speech on Friday in Washington DC, Badri Pun, president of a gay organization in Nepal was among those compelled to listen carefully every word he uttered.