Resources

Resources on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) rights movement in Nepal. The links may take you to another website.

Table of contents

  1. Books
  2. Directories and Collections
  3. Language Related
  4. Demand Charter
  5. List of PoMSOGIESC rights organizations in Nepal
  6. Supreme Court of Nepal
  7. Events
  8. UN documents
  9. International practice

Books

Khas (Nepali):

  1. गृह मन्त्रालयको अन्यलिङ्गी निर्देशिका: मानव अधिकारको हनन
  2. यौन अभिमुखिकरण, लैङ्गिक पहिचान तथा यौन विशेषता (यौभिकयौता) : आधारभूत अवधारणा
  3. लैङ्गिक पहिचानको अधिकार सम्बन्धी सन् २०२० का मागपत्रहरू

Nepala Bhasa :

  1. 𑐫𑐔𑐵 𑐎𑑂𑐰𑐳𑐵𑑅, 𑐖𑐵𑑅 𑐴𑑂𑐩𑐳𑐷𑐎𑐵 𑐰 𑐫𑐔𑐶𑑄 𑐟𑐖𑐶𑐳𑐸 𑐣𑐵𑐥𑑄 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐥𑐹 𑐡𑐹𑐐𑐸 𑐏𑑃𑐐𑑂𑐰𑑅𑐟
  2. नेपालभासय् जाः व यसु सम्बधि खँग्वः मुना

Directories and Collections

  1. Body & Data Resources, content on gender, sexuality and digital rights.
  2. Campaign for Change (CfC) Resources, is an intersex rights organization.
  3. Queer Youth Group (QYG) Directory, all written documents of QYG that are of public interest (including books, letters, charter of demands).
  4. Rukshana Kapali Directory, publications by trans rights activist.
  5. Trans Rights Collective (TRC) Directory, all letters & statements by TRC.
  6. We are Queer: The Archive Project, documentation of Nepal’s queer movement, celebrating both small and big wins.

Language related

  1. विविधता समावेशी तथा सिमान्कृत वर्गलाई मैत्रीपूर्ण नेपाली भाषाको प्रयोग
  2. लैङ्गिक र भाषिक सरोकारको विषय मन्त्रीपरिषद्‌मा उठाई माग बमोजिम निर्णय गरिपाउँ ।

Demand charter

  1. ललितपुर स्थित St. Mary’s High School मा विद्यार्थीहरू प्रति भएको हिंसा र यातनाको घटना सम्बन्धी लैङ्गिक तथा यौनिक अल्पसंख्यक नागरिक समाजको वक्तव्य
  2. पारलैङ्गिक व्यक्तिहरूको Gender Affirming Health Care र कोभिड-१९ बन्दाबन्दी सम्बन्धी मागपत्र
  3. कोभिड-१९ विरुद्धको खोप प्रदान र पारलैङ्गिक तथा विविध लैङ्गिक पहिचानका व्यक्तिहरूको परिचयपत्र सम्बन्धी ।
  4. Civil Society Charter of Demands on ‘Other gender’ provision in National Census 2078 (2021).
  5. राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०७८ मा अन्यलिङ्गीको प्रावधान सम्बन्धी नागरिक समाजको मागपत्र ।

List of PoMSOGIESC rights organizations in Nepal

Province 1

  1. Human Welfare Society, Sunsari    humanwelfare.ith@gmail.com    
  2. Lead Nepal, Jhapa  leadnepaljhapa@gmail.com / damakbds@gmail.com       
  3. Pariwartanshil Samaj, Morang        

Province 2

  1. Blue Heaven, Bara bdsbara@gmail.com         
  2. Chautari Nepal, Mahottari mahottaribds64@gmail.com        
  3. Jeevan Jyoti Samaj, Siraha   lahanbds@gmail.com      
  4. Pahichan Nepal, Sarlahi    dpc.malangawa@gmail.com     
  5. Sahayatri Samaj, Parsa sahayatriparsa@gmail.com        
  6. Sahayogi Samaj, Saptari ssrbj.saptari@gmail.com        
  7. Saptarangi Samaj, Rautahat routahot.bds@gmail.com        
  8. Sunaulo Bihani Samaj, Dhanusha bdsjanakpur@gmail.com      

Bagmati Province

  1. Bhaktapur BDS         
  2. Blue Diamond Society, Kathmandu bdsboard@gmail.com         
  3. Campaign For Change, Kathmandu campaignforchange17@gmail.com         
  4. Cruise Aids, Kathmandu cruiseaids@gmail.com        
  5. Federation of PoMSOGIESC, Loose network
  6. Federation of Sexual and Gender Minorities Nepal, Kathmandu fsgmn@yahoo.com 
  7. Friends Hetauda, Makwanpur    makwanpurbdshetauda4@gmail.com 
  8. Human Conscious Society, Chitwan        
  9. Parichaya Samaj, Lalitpur   parichayasamaj@gmail.com    
  10. Queer Rights Collective, Loose Network  queercollectivenepal@gmail.com         
  11. Queer Youth Group, Lalitpur queeryouthgroup.nepal@gmail.com   
  12. Trans Rights Collective, Loose Network transrightscollective@gmail.com                

Gandaki Province

1.     Naulo Bihani Pokhara, Pokhara  naulobihani2006@gmail.com     

Lumbini Province

  1. Empower Nepal, Nawalparasi  
  2. Navajeevan, Kapilvastu kapilvastu.navajivan@gmail.com          
  3. Sundar Sansar, Bardiya sundarsansarbardiya@gmail.com          
  4. Human Health Society, Dang                  
  5. Mono Supporting Maple Group, Rupandehi msmgnepal@gmail.com
  6. Western Star Nepal, Banke western.starnepalgunj@gmail.com          

Sudurpaschim Province

  1. Sahayatra Nepal, Kanchanpur kanchanpurbds@gmail.com          
  2. Sudur Paschim Samaj, Kailali spsdhangadhi@gmail.com  

Karnali Province
No organization known.       

Supreme Court of Nepal

Verdicts

  1. सुमन पन्त वि. अध्यागमन विभाग समेत
    निर्णय नं. ९९२१, फैसला मिति : २०७४/०७/०६, भाग: ५९, साल: २०७४, महिना: चैत्र, अंक: १२ ।
  2. आनिक राना वि. नेपाल सरकार समेत
    निर्णय नं. ९८७५, फैसला मिति : २०७३/१०/१०, भाग: ५९, साल: २०७४, महिना: पौस, अंक: ९ ।
  3. डिलु बुदुजा वि. नेपाल सरकार समेत
    निर्णय नं. ९०४८, फैसला मिति : २०७०/०२/२७, भाग: ५५, साल: २०७०, महिना: मंसिर, अंक: ८ ।
  4. रजनी शाही वि. राष्ट्रिय महिला आयोग समेत
    निर्णय नं. ८९४५, फैसला मिति : २०६९/०७/२०, भाग: ५५, साल: २०७०, महिना: बैशाख, अंक: १ ।
  5. निल हिरा समाज समेत वि. नेपाल सरकार समेत
    निर्णय नं. ७९५८, फैसला मिति : २०६४/०९/०६, भाग: ५०, साल: २०६५, महिना: श्रावण , अंक: ४ ।

Writ petitions

  1. क्वयेर युथ ग्रुपद्वारा अख्तियार प्राप्त रुक्शना कपाली वि. गृह मन्त्रालय समेत (रिट नं :- ०७८-WO-०६१४)
  2. क्वयेर युथ ग्रुपद्वारा अख्तियार प्राप्त रुक्शना कपाली वि. गृह मन्त्रालय समेत (रिट नं :- ०७८-WO-०६१३)
  3. रुक्शना कपाली समेत वि. शिक्षा विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि मन्त्रालय समेत (रिट नं :- ०७८-WO-०३७५)
  4. रुक्शना कपाली वि. निर्वाचन आयोग समेत (रिट नं :- ०७७-WO-१२४४)
  5. रुक्शना कपाली र इशान रेग्मी समेत वि. केन्द्रिय तथ्यांक विभाग समेत (रिट नं :- ०७७-WO-१२४३)
  6. रुक्शना कपाली वि. नेपाल सरकार समेत (रिट नं :- ०७७-WO-०९७३)
  7. रुक्शना कपाली र इशान रेग्मी समेत वि. नेपाल सरकार समेत (रिट नं :- ०७७-WO-०६९५)

Read the petitions, summary and orders in the following link in Nepali and available English translation in the following link.

Events

  1. Nepal Pride Parade – 2nd Saturday of June
  2. Queer Womxn Pride – 8 March
  3. Queer Indigenous Pride – 9 August
  4. Trans Pride Parade – Saturday following 17 December

UN documents

Fact Sheets

  1. UN Transgender Fact Sheet
  2. UN Intersex Fact Sheet
  3. UN Bisexual Fact Sheet
  4. Unofficial Nepali translation of the above mentioned fact sheets

Books

  1. Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics in International Human Rights Law, Second Edition, Born Free & Equal.

Report

  1. Report of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (A/HRC/47/27)
  2. Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy (A/HRC/43/52)
  3. Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (A/73/152)

International practice

Principles

  1. Yogyakarta Principles

Human Rights Commission

  1. Advances and Challenges towards the Recognition of the Rights of LGBTI Persons in the Americas, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
  2. Violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Persons in the Americas 2015, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
  3. Policy on preventing discrimination because of gender identity and gender expression, Ontario Human Rights Commission.
  4. 2009 The sex and gender diversity project, Concluding Paper, Australian Human Rights Commission.
  5. Resilient Individuals: Sexual Orientation Gender Identity & Intersex Rights, Australian Human Rights Commission.
  6. Addressing sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity discrimination: Consultation Report, Australian Human Rights Commission.
  7. Legal gender recognition in the EU, The journeys of trans people towards full equality, European Commission.
  8. Protecting Human Rights of Transgender Persons: A short guide to legal gender recognition, Council of Europe.

Court verdicts:

  1. Superior Court, Province of Quebec, Canada, No: 500-17-082257-141, Date January 28, 2021
  2. No. 117/2015 Transgender-Europe and ILGA-Europe v. Czech Republic, Council of Europe

Americas

  1. IDENTIDAD DE GENERO Ley 26.743 Establécese el derecho a la identidad de género de las personas
    English Translation of Argentina’s Gender Identity Law as approved by the Senate of Argentina on May 8, 2012
  2. Gender Recognition Act, California, Senate Bill No. 179 CHAPTER 853
  3. New York City Commission on Human Rights Legal Enforcement Guidance on Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Expression: Local Law No. 3 (2002); N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-102(23)
  4. PennDOT Offers Non-binary Gender Designation Option on Driver Licenses, ID Cards, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  5. Canadians can now identify as gender “X” on their passports, Government of Canada
  6. Change of Sex Indicator – 16 Years of Age and Older Form, Vital Statistics Nova Scotia, Canada
  7. How do I change the sex or gender identifier on my application or document?, Government of Canada

Europe

  1. Lovvedtak 71 (2015–2016) (Første gangs behandling av lovvedtak)
    Translation: Prop 74 L (2015-2016) Proposition to the Storting (proposal for a legislative decision) The Legal Gender Amendment Act
  2. Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act, Malta
  3. Gender Recognition Act 2015, Government of Ireland
    Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015, Report to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, June 2018

Asia

  1. Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018, Pakistan
    Pakistan: Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 – A Briefing Paper, March 2020

Australia

  1. Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2016, Parliament of Victoria