Nepal has registered its first same-sex marriage after years of legal wrangling. It is the first South Asian country to recognize a same-sex marriage. Maya Gurung, a transgender woman, and ...

Nepal’s Maya Gurung (R) and Surendra Panday wear traditional attire as they take part in a gay Pride parade in Kathmandu, Nepal, in August. On Wednesday, their marriage became the first ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A couple in Nepal on Wednesday became the first in the nation to have their same-sex marriage legally recognized. The Himalayan nation is one of the few in Asia to allow same ...

First Taiwan, and now Nepal — marriage equality is finally catching on in Asia. Bil Browning February 14, 2024, 4:00 pm EST ...

An LGBTQ couple has acquired a marriage certificate in Nepal, officials said Thursday, a first in South Asia and hailed by the pair as a win “for all”.

Nepal's center-left coalition announced a plan last month to pay men the equivalent of $650 for marrying widows, angering the widows.

The fight for marriage equality in Nepal dates back to 2007, when disillusioned LGBTQ activists, led by Blue Diamond Society leader, Pant, failed to secure anti-discrimination measures in a ...

Nepal, home to 28 million people, has the third-highest rate of child marriage in Asia after Bangladesh and India, with 37 percent of girls marrying before 18.

Nepal, with the third highest rate of child marriage in Asia – 37 percent of girls married before 18, and 10 percent married by 15 – had been praised for acting to end child marriage.

Nepal's child marriage rate is one of the highest in the world. Child marriage has affected 5 million child brides there, including 1.3 million who are married before the age of 15.

Nepal's Supreme Court earlier this year also ordered the government to recognize a German same-sex marriage to a Nepali national. Adheep Pokhrel and Tobias Volz were denied a visa in 2018 after ...