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Telephone number changed
BDS head office previous telephone number 4445147 is changed to new number 4000147.
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BDS celebrated IDAHO new
Blue Diamond Society marked International Day Against Homophobia(IDHAO) on 17th of May by premiering the Documentary Beauty and Brain in Action made by the British Film Maker Ms Catherine Donaldson. pink here
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Sunil Babu Pant awarded by Nepali Literary House new
Nai Publications House, an eminent literary house declared award to the six personalities in Nepal and India for their contribution in their respective field. pink here
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Russian Culture Center in Nepal discriminate sexual and Gender minorities based on Russian Law and Religion new
I am writing this mail with grave concern with discriminatory behavior from Russian Culture Center in Nepal against sexual and gender minority communities. pink here
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Interaction program with CA members and Policy makers new
Constitution Assembly members of Nepal participating in the interaction program held by Blue Diamond Society on 30th December 2009. Hon CA member Sunil Pant clarifying the issues of the sexual and gender minorities to his counterparts to build understanding for framing the inclusive constitution. pink here
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Mr. Pink: A Ray of Hope- Lesbian/Transgender Talent Show new
Female-to-male transgender issues, HIV Awareness, and Global Warming were the timely issues brought stunningly to the public eye at this spectacular and groundbreaking event sponsored by the Federation of Sexual and Gender Minorities of Nepal. The elegant, new Rastriya Naachghar Performing Arts Center was the ideal venue to house an estimated 700 guests, which included press, volunteers, local VIPS and a large, enthusiastic crowd of supporters. pink here
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Sexual and Gender Minorities meet Prime Minister new
Representatives of sexual and gender minorities met Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal today at the party office of Nepal Communist Party (UML), Balkhu. The community members shared their problems, the implementation status of the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision and citizenship for sexual and gender minorities as per their gender identity. pink here
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Third gender women get security guard training new
15 transgender women just completed the one month of security guard training organized by Blue Diamond Society, Kathmandu with the support of European Union. The aim of the training is to empower the sexual and gender minorities through capacity building program which Blue Diamond Society has been doing since its establishment. pink here
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World AIDS Day 2009
Sandhya Tamang, the transgender Beauty Queen of 2008, posing with Madhav Kumar Nepal, Hon'ble Prime Minister of Nepal on World AIDS Day 2009. pink here
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Message by hon'ble Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
This gives me pleasure to congratulate the organizers: Community Marketing, Inc., (CMI), the San Francisco-based market research and Communications Firm for organizing 10th International Conference on Gay and Lesbian Tourism in Boston, USA, from November 1 to 4, 2009. I would also like to thank the organizers for inviting Hon'ble Constitution Assembly and Parliament Member, Mr. Sunil Babu Pant (the first openly gay Member of Parliament in Asia) as a key note speaker on gay and lesbian tourism. pink here
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Nepal Government unveils budget inclusive of Sexual and Gender Minorities for the first time in Nepal's history
237: The state will accord special priority to solve the core problems of Nepali people relating to sexual and gender minorities and a common house for 50 people will be provisioned to live together for their socialization.
.This very symbolic but very positive change of not just attitudes but also helping marginalized and oppressed sexual and gender minorities towards mainstreaming to the development and social/political change.
We like to congratulate the Finance Minister Dr Babu Ram Bhattarai for making the budget inclusive and historic. Sunil Babu Pant Member of constituent assembly and parliament. Nepal. pink here |
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Supreme Court Decision - summary note
Where-at this petition on behalf of the minority people based on the sexual orientation and gender identity has come to be in submission. As the petition states the lesbian, gasy, bisexual, transsexual and inter-sex persons, neither of whom fall under the categories of male and female are not able to obtain from the government offices identity documents, including the citizenship card on their own sex;as a citizen, are unable to enjoy the public facilities in any public offices including the study in teaching institutions; and, even from the public offices and officials bearing a public post received degrading and humiliating treatment; and hence demanded to repeal all current unilateral laws, which is based on the female and male notion and is discriminatory, and to protect the human and fundamental rights. pink here
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Yogyakarta Principles |
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In November of 2006 twenty-nine distinguished experts from twenty-five countries with expertise in human rights law met at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. These experts unanimously adopted the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. pink here
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