Blue Diamond Society

Blue Diamond Society is the pioneer organization working for the LGBTIQ+ community in Nepal. We advocate for all sexual and gender minorities to ensure equal rights, economic empowerment, livelihood support, equal access to public and private services, representation and protection.

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We extend our heartiest congratulations and best wishes to our respected colleague, Bhumika Shrestha, on her historic achievement as Nepal’s first transgender Federal Member of Parliament through the proportional representation system representing the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). Since joining the Blue Diamond Society in 2004, your relentless leadership in the peaceful movement for the human rights of gender and sexual minorities specifically regarding citizenship with identity, marriage equality, and community empowerment, has been rightly recognized by the ‘Nai Ram-Laxmi Award,’ the Government of Nepal’s ‘Jansewashree Fifth’ decoration, and the International Women of Courage Award. Having worked side-by-side for decades, the Blue Diamond Society family takes immense pride in your transition to the halls of Parliament, and we are fully confident that your presence in the legislative process will ensure a powerful voice for the marginalized and the upliftment of the LGBTIQA+ community. We express our sincere gratitude to the RSP and all stakeholders who have supported this journey since the beginning, and we wish you absolute success in this new and vital chapter of leadership.

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What We Do

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, and Queer (LGBTIQ+) people are among the most marginalized, least visible, discriminated and subjugated against groups in Nepal. They continually face social exclusion, severe discrimination, and violence in both private and public spheres.

That’s why, since 2001, BDS has been at the helm of the LGBTIQ+ rights movement in South Asia. Founder Sunil Babu Pant began by advocating for HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, care and treatment in Nepal.

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Blue Diamond Society is pleased to share that our member Ms. Bhumika Shrestha will be receiving the State Department’s International Women of Courage Award for her dedication to the LGBTIQA+ community in Nepal.

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Our Focus Areas

HIV / AIDS

We conduct HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention programs including care, support and treatment. We offer mental health counselling and support, and we lead sexual health education workshops in schools and communities.

ADVOCACY

We advocate for policy change in all levels of governance that is inclusive of sexual and gender minorities (SGM) and intersex. We also advocate for proper implementation of the Constitution as it relates to equality for SGM, including documenting human rights violations.

REPRESENTATION

We advocate for SGM representation in culture and media. We conduct sensitization training for media, health care workers, government stakeholders, law enforcement and more.

CAPACITY BUILDING

We conduct trainings and capacity-building programs for SGM and intersex communities, as well as various stakeholders. We also create employment and income-generating opportunities for SGM and intersex.

DO NOT COME OUT

A short video on Trans people’s problem in COVID Pandemic – Umisha Pandey and Sana Aryal

A very special thank you to supporter #canadianfundforlocalinitiative

TDoR

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR)

Stigma and discrimination against trans and gender-diverse people results in horrifying violations of human rights, including violence, extortion, physical and sexual assault, and murder. Hence, on the occasion of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), all the region and trans lead organization of Asia Pacific gather to mourn and commemorate those who have lost their lives to transphobia with setting to discuss the importance of systematic data collections and reporting on occurrences of hate crimes against trans people, and how this data can be used to advance discourses on the urgently needed legal, policy and programmatic protections for trans people across the region and the world. Blue Diamond Society is also part of this movement.