by admin | Jan 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
More than 10 years ago a coalition of Nepali activists, including from the Blue Diamond Society (BDS), which is the country’s largest LGBTI rights organization, filed a case in the Supreme Court of Nepal demanding equal rights for LGBTI people. I am a founding...
by admin | Feb 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Painted on a wall outside our office in Dhumbarahi is a mural that depicts the historic 2007 Supreme Court decision to issue citizenship with ‘other’ as a category of gender identity. With this mural, passersby can be reminded of the diversity of the LGBTI community...
by admin | Jan 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
As participants of ActionAid’s Global Citizen Course with strong motivation for promoting social change, we chose to work with the LGBTIQ community in Nepal. In an attempt to contribute to the fight against ignorance, stigmatization and discrimination against the...
by admin | Jan 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
The festival of “Gai Jatra” is one of the oldest and most unusual of the many festivals celebrated by the Hindus/Buddhists of Kathmandu Valley. Some say the custom goes back more than a millennium, to the time of the Licchavi kings. Falling on the day after Janai...
by admin | Jan 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Blue Diamond Society hosted South Asia’s first LGBTI sports festival in Kathmandu, Nepal from October 12-14, 2012. Nepal Sports Foundation managed the event. The Australian Government, American Embassy, and the Norwegian Embassy provided major funding. The sports...
