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William769

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Sat Oct 13, 2012, 04:05 PM Oct 2012

Let's hear it for Kathmandu!

Nepal hosts South Asia's first gay sports tournament
A gay rights group in Nepal is staging South Asia's first tournament for gay athletes, in the capital Kathmandu.


Organisers said more than 300 gay, bisexual and transgender athletes from 30 countries were registered to compete in the three-day event.

The festival aims to promote the rights of sexual minorities.

Homosexuality is illegal in many South Asian countries, including Bangladesh and Pakistan where those convicted can face life imprisonment.

In Nepal, homosexuality was decriminalised in 2007 with the end of the monarchy. Supreme Court judges have instructed the new democratic government to ensure equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19929010

Gotta love this song now.
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Let's hear it for Kathmandu! (Original Post) William769 Oct 2012 OP
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