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Nepal registers first lesbian marriage in South Asia

by NEWSROOM


Kathmandu, Feb 14 (EFE).- Nepal officially registered the first marriage between two women, nearly three months after the country legalized same-sex unions, an LGBTQ rights activist told EFE on Wednesday.

Dipti Shrestha and Suprita Gurung, both 33 years old, “made history” by becoming the first lesbian couple in South Asia to officially register their marriage this week, said Sunil Babu Pant, a prominent LGBTQ rights advocate and former legislator in Nepal.

The couple, who have been in a relationship for over five years, obtained their…



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