Thursday, May 01, 2008

Nepal gets its first gay representative in parliament

Sunil Pant has to be one of the worlds great gay heroes. He put gay rights on the Nepalese national agenda, defending gays, lesbians and in particular mehti (cross-dressers) from a hostile society and a corrupt government and police.

That would be an achievement in itself, but he's done it in the middle of a revloution and civil war - a truly amazing achievement.

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