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    Hundreds rally in Nepal for gay rights

    NARAYANGHAT, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of gay, lesbian, transgender people are marching with supporters in a southern Nepal town to demand equal rights under a new constitution the country is in the process of writing.

    The estimated 500 demonstrators danced, chanted slogans and marched around Narayanghat, a town about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of the capital of Katmandu on Sunday, which is also Nepal's traditional festival of Gaijatra.

    The gay community has been holding demonstrations on the festival day in the capital, but it was the first time that activists have organized a rally outside the capital.

    Gay rights activists and parliament member Sunil Pant said their main aim was to spread their campaign outside the capital city.

     

    17 comments

    • lil devil  •  9 mths ago
      For those close minded bigots on here who argue about my equal rights, you might want to start thinking about the fact that this article proves homosexuals are in every aspect of the world society. We have been here since the dawn of time and are in every speices on this planet. If we were not born this way, why are so many of us like this? There are an awful lot of people on this planet who are bi-sexual...why is that if this is a choice?

      It's convenient for you haters to deny us our equal rights while you live trashy lives, abortion, divorce, sex before marriage, ( girls gone wild, etc, )but you criticize us for our sexual preferences, but NEVER accept you are no differant than us other than our sexual preference. So if that is all the differance, why do you have special rights to marry and we don't...you should only be able to marry certain men...your own race for instance, or your own religion, or maybe if you are brunette you should only be able to marry brunettes.

      You should not be allowed to divorce, or abort your babies, your husbands should have at least 4 wives, be able to have children with your hand-maidens, have your children sold if your husbands doesn't like them anymore, have your daughters married off by the time they are in puberty....all just like the bible says....or maybe you only use the bible for SPECIAL arguments against equality!
      • soupnazi 9 mths ago
        The real fact is that nobody cares except you and people like you. Shut up and live your lives as you see fit and stop crying all the time. Everyone who isn't gay is sick of hearing it.
      • Still Confused 9 mths ago
        Why are you so bitter? Are you mad at your parents? It is the fault of no one! You are what you are and nothing can change that so shut up and quit whining.
      • DUB 9 mths ago
        What are you complaining about. You're not going to change the minds of those who disagree with your life style, so bug off! Go jerk with your mate.
    • Harry  •  9 mths ago
      #$%$ gays are coming again
    • tim h  •  9 mths ago
      Who fkn cares??
    • Mr.BlurBlur2003  •  9 mths ago
      Its onlt rifht for gays! power to gays from malaysia!
    • truth hurts  •  9 mths ago
      Well, You people live next door by evil India and their evil germs are coming to your country now, wake up, do not support homosexuality and other evils, your nation will become full of diseases like India and the western world, there are more aids in India than the entire world combind, so do not follow their footsteps, they are evil nation and don't be evil like them, don't turn into Sodomon Gumorah nation
    • DUB  •  9 mths ago
      Nepal might be a great place for all of...........never mind
    • lil devil  •  9 mths ago
      I too am pretty sick and tired of having to listen to ignorant breeders talking about my rights as if I don't have them, or what rights I do have should be taken away. Maybe you did not know this, but our partners pay insurance and cannot be on our insurance. We cannot inherit each others property or money even though we own it together. You have 1,040 additional rights than we do, but who is counting...you dont even want us to exist.

      We do exist, we have since the dawn of time and we will have our rights and we will have the right to marry since marriage is the true equal right to be partnered with someone. I do not care about your religion, I am a citizen of this country and was born with the right to marry and nowhere in this constitution does it say I cannot. However, if you try to put it in the constitution, you will make this constitution null and void since you cannot deny any American their civil rights....end of your supid arguements.
      • Still Confused 9 mths ago
        That was your choice so what are you complaining about?
      • DUB 9 mths ago
        Hey, if you want to push fudge, have at it!
    • Anonymous  •  9 mths ago
      It's a good thing they are fighting for their rights.
      In my country gay marriage is legal.
      • DUB 9 mths ago
        That's so sweet
      • truth hurts 9 mths ago
        We human kind will be destroyed because of you evil uncivilized people, you people are worst than animals,even animal know how to produce and know male and female, you evil scums
    • JohnB  •  9 mths ago
      The keywords that stood out to me were "new constitution". Every other country in turmoil is ousting it's corrupt leaders while we are sitting on our duff's taking it in the face from Congress. Our forefathers sure didn't want us to deal with the likes of these b__tards.
    • clash city rocker  •  9 mths ago
      no they want the constitution to guarantee equal rights to all as they are citizens of that country, not asking for anything special, just equal basic civil and human right,just like the us constitution,nothing special..read the article again
    • Aleks  •  9 mths ago
      This is next NATO target, I presume.
    • AlexY  •  9 mths ago
      its the end of the world sign
    • tom cat  •  9 mths ago
      Reading some of the comments here, about gays not having equal rights, and how long they have been in existence and so forth! "We" too want the right of not hearing about your#$%$%%% lifestyle, and your**&&&^^woes. Life starts with a man and woman, not two queers holding each other in public.
    • clash city rocker  •  9 mths ago
      Gays in Nepal?? really?? i guess ...are they buddhists in nepal? hmmm..probably pretty tolerant
    • liz  •  9 mths ago
      Hundreds? So a tiny minority want the new constitution frame to suit them.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  9 mths ago
      The only right someone should have based on their choice of sexual preference is the right to remain silent! You dont hear me running around saying hi I'm Liss I'm straight! I dont want my whole life being about my sexual identity to me that is ridiculous!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  7 mths ago
      Homosexuality is a defiant lie against God the creator who in His wisdom created male and female for the purpose of procreation. Eve was created for the man - Adam, and from him God created her to be his partner - this is sound wisdom, live it.
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